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market. Florists, hotels, restaurants, tea-rooms, and private 

 homes are often anxious for these sweet pea bunches. All 

 the vines should be picked clean at least once every two 

 daj^s. 



Notebook records. The record of this project should con- 

 sist in keeping daily account of the'date and receipts in one 

 column, and the actual and estimated cost in another col- 

 umn. 



Write a few paragraphs telling how you grew your sweet 

 peas. 



HOME PROJECT 16 



BEAUTIFYING HOME GROUNDS 



The first thing to do in preparation for this project is to 

 measure the home grounds and draw a map to a scale in the 

 agricultural notebook. A good scale would be one-sixteenth 

 of an inch to the foot. 



Locate accurately on the map the lawn, houses, trees, shrubs, 

 and other objects as they are at the beginning of the project. 

 Indicate houses by squares; lawns, by words neatly printed; 

 trees, by circles ; shrubs, by stars ; and other important objects 

 by figures explained in a key on another page. Eefer also 

 to each tree and group of shrubs or flowers by number 

 explained in a key. For example, the figure (1) by a circle 

 on the map may indicate maple tree, and should be so ex- 

 plained in the key. 



Later, as the work of the season proceeds, mark on the 

 map the plantings and changes you make. 



Principles to observe in beautifying the home grounds, 



