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good condition in sacks hung in cool, dry places away from 

 rats and mice. 



10. Setting a catalpa grove. Either in the fall or spring 

 plant a small catalpa grove on the school grounds or on an 

 adjacent lot which some patron is willing to loan for that 

 purpose. Plow up about one- tenth of an acre. Lay it off in 

 rows both ways 6 feet apart. Air the crossing of the rows 

 plant a catalpa seedling. The plot will contain about 100 

 little trees. Send to Little Tree Farms, South Framingham, 

 Mass., or to Ohio Valley Nursery Co., Lake, Indiana, for the 

 catalpa seedlings. They will cost about 1 cent a tree. Be 

 sure to get the catalpa speciosa, or the hardy catalpa, for 

 the common soft catalpa is worthless as a farm tree. 



11. Description of various nuts. Bring to class all the 

 various kinds of nuts you can obtain and tabulate the de- 

 scription of each as indicated below: 



12. The picture in the landscape. Step to the door or 

 the window of the school house with the class, and look out 

 upon some forest. Call attention to the broken sky-line, 



