314 A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



NOTEBOOK QUESTIONS 



1. What are the materials for the landscape artist's use? 



2. Give the A, B, C 's of landscape gardening. 



3. What are some common violations of these rules of 

 landscape gardening you have seen? 



4. Why should country home and school grounds be well 

 planted ? 



5. List the trees, shrubs, and flowers you know native to 

 your section and suitable for planting on home grounds. 



6. What is meant by a picture in the landscape ? 



7. What tree-butchery have you seen? 



8. Describe in detail the proper method of planting a 

 shrub. 



9. Where is the proper place for flowers on the home 

 grounds ? 



PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND HOME PROJECTS 



Map of school grounds. Pupils should draw a m?,p of 

 the school yard, designating the trees and shrubs already 

 present^ and indicating where others should be placed. Draw 

 the map to a scale. Represent trees and shrubs by little cir- 

 cles numbered to correspond to a key in the margin where 

 the planting is named. 



Mapr of home grounds. Each pupil should draw a map of 

 the home grounds and indicate the location of buildings, 

 walks, trees, and shrubs. Criticise the plan according to 

 the A, B, C's of good landscape planting. 



Picture study. Let the members of the class be provided 

 with pictures of home and school grounds, and criticise these 

 plans according as they conform to good landscape princi- 

 ples. Pictures may be found in nursery catalogues, college 

 bulletins, text-books, and garden magazines. 



