^ NATURE STUDY REVIEW [10:2— Feb., 1914 



was prepared which is now being followed. It aims that one new 

 vegetable and one new flower seed be planted each successive 

 .year for six years. Following is a brief outline of the course: 



First Grade: Vegetable seed, Bean — flower seed, Zinnia. 



Second Grade : Vegetable seed, Beet — flower seed, California 

 Poppy. 



Third Grade: Vegetable seed. Lettuce — flower seed, Coreop- 

 sis or similar seed. 



Fourth Grade : Vegetable seed, Cabbage. 



Fifth Grade : Vegetable seed. Tomato. 



Sixth Grade : Vegetable seed. Cauliflower. 



These latter three grades choose their flower seed. With this 

 required planting, pupils may choose any three seeds which they 

 have previously planted for variety and review. Grades above 

 the sixth work in the general or experimental gardens where are 

 planted : 



Grains — Wheat, Rye, Oats, Barley and Buckwheat, 



Fibre plants — Hemp, Flax, Cotton. 



Miscellaneous — Broom Com, Popcorn, Herbs, Pepper, Egg- 

 plant, Salsify, Kale, Chard, Celery, Kohl Rabi, Sugar-beet, 

 Melon, Squash, Pumpkin, Peanut, Potatoes. 



Flowers — Aster, Castor-bean, Cosmos, Mignonette, Nasturtiimi, 

 Petunia, Sun-flower, Candy-tuft, Marigold, Verbena, Coxcomb, 

 Snap-dragon. An effort is being made to teach the pupils the 

 use of vegetables not generally known, but which, besides having 

 food value, give variety to the ordinary diet. 



Most of the seeds are sent U3 by the Agricultural Department at 

 Washington. The remainder are now purchased by the Board 

 of Education. 



Before and during the time of actual planting preparatory work 

 is done by each grade. 



First Grade — Recognize common seeds. Test seeds, care and 

 use of tools, germination, furrow making and planting seeds, 

 ctiltivation and thinning. 



Second grade — Same as First Grade with this addition : Esti- 

 mating amount of seed needed. 



Third Grade — Same as two preceding grades with these ad* 

 ditions : Making paths, garden diaries, recognize common harm^ 

 ful insects and method of destroying them, recognize common 

 weeds and their distribution. 



