96 THE NATURES! UDl EEVIEW [6:4-Apr..i9io 



popped one frosty afternoon over a grate fire, much to the de- 

 light of the young gardeners. 



In 1904, the principal succeeded in having the bricks taken 

 up in the back yard and a vegetable garden 17 ft. x 25 ft. was 

 planted. Two years later two feet of bricks, running the entire 

 length of the yard, were removed, where hardy flowers and 

 vines were planted. The boys of the fourth grade, under the 

 supervision of their teacher, built a fence separating the veget- 

 able garden from the playground. 



Many shrubs and hundreds of bulbs have been added to the 

 flower garden. Here the strictest rules of landscape gardening 

 have been observed. 



The products of the vegetable garden, such as onions, rad- 

 ishes, lettuce, beets, and others that mature early are frequent- 

 ly sold, and the funds reinvested in the garden. For three 

 years, the children of the City Beautiful Club of the Normal 

 School have taken care of the garden during the summer. The 

 money they receive from the sale of vegetables is further in- 

 vested in tools, and bulbs for the school yard or for distribu- 

 tion among the neighbors. The Club now has $10.50 to its 

 credit in a Savings Bank. 



These children not only help in the school yard, l)ut im- 

 prove their own premises by making gardens at home and by 

 helping others. 



Civic pride has been aroused. This garden, in the heart of 

 a large city, is having its influence on the neighborhood. So 

 far, not a flower has been missed. Ofttimes a passerby will 

 stop to ask the name of a flower. Now and then a i)lant is 

 given to the inquirer, with some instruction as to culture. 



In some instances, a few schools have undertaken this 

 work without any assistance. Others, with the hearty co-oper- 

 ation of the Woman's Outdoor Art League and the financial 

 support of the Commercial Club and the school board, have 

 been beautiful with flowering shrubs, hedges, vines, hardy 

 plants and lawns, until at present there are few schools without 

 a garden. 



At the Crescent Hill School a clay bank was converted into 

 a park, with its restful lawn and its flower borders all enclosed 

 by a California privet hedge. The Atkinson School had tuli])s 

 second to none in the city. The Morris School had beautiful 

 asters of superior quality. The Portland School raised early 



