CHAPTER XIII. 



ORNAMENTATION OF SCHOOL AND HOME GROUNDS. 

 ^._SCHOOL GARDENING. 



1. School-grounds. 



These present a difficult problem. A play- 

 ground must and will be had by the children. 

 Very often this is too small to spare a foot for 

 ornamental purposes, but nooks and corners 

 may be used. 



r. Trees. — If there is any possible way, let 

 there be a few large shade-trees. It would ren- 

 der the school-room more comfortable, as well 

 as more inviting, to have a tree so placed as to 

 shade the windows upon the south or west side. 

 Surely young trees can be planted on the edge 

 of the street along the school-ground, and prop- 

 erly protected until a good root-system is estab- 

 lished. 



2. Shrubbery. — Instead of a high board fence, 

 clumps of shrubbery may be used. They can 

 easily be arranged so as to form a screen, as 

 well as to make a pretty background for the 

 schoolhouse. 



One excursion to the woods will be sufficient 

 to secure abundant material for the year. 

 Many of the pupils will gladly bring a flowering 



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