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deed. The color is a rich brown for a background with steel- 

 blue, black, and white markings. Whether or not this partic- 

 ular marking is for protection, one cannot say, but probably it 

 is because Mother Nature never yet gave an insect or bird any 

 extravagant colors or lines that were useless. Even among 

 our most gaudy creatures we find a certain amount of protect- 

 ion in the play of light and shade, and perhaps with this moth 

 such is the case. 



Hyacinth, Asparagus Sprengeri and Narcissus. 

 Fifth Grade, Bartlett Training School. 



Successful School Room Gardening 



Clarence M. Weed, 



State Normal School, Lowell, Mass. 



For several years I have been trying to solve the problem of 

 school-room gardening for individual pupils under conditions ob- 

 taining in city and rural schools in our Northern states. We have 

 reached a point where we can have each child take care of sever- 

 al plants through the school year under ordinary school con- 

 ditions and with practically no interference with other school 

 work. 



