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removed a part of the covering and watchcil 

 with deHtrht the L-Towth and blossominyr of their 

 bulbs. As soon as the ground was read\- in the 

 spring they planted pansies, sweet-peas, and 

 early vegetables, such as onions, radishes and 

 lettuce. As these early plants matured they 

 replaced them with later-growing varieties, thus 

 obtaining a succession of crops and learning the 

 importance of utilizing space. 



{d) FiftJi Grade Garden. — The fifth grade 

 children had a space lyi x 70 feet for their 

 group garden. In it they planted rhubarb 

 plants, strawberry plants, and raspberry rooted- 

 tips. Many kinds of nuts were also planted. 

 These they had stratified in the early winter. 

 The opening of the box of stratified nuts w^as 

 like the opening of a Christmas box, the children 

 were so eager to see the sprouts of the different 

 nuts. After planting them in the garden they 

 anxiously watched for the seedlings to come up. 

 Apple grafts w^ere also put out, each child's 

 trees being kept separate. Cabbage plants and 

 tomato plants which were grown by the children 

 indoors w^ere set out. Some tomato plants 

 were trained to stakes, some supported on a 

 frame, and others left prostrate on the ground, 

 thus affording an opportunity for comparing the 

 relative values of these methods. Potatoes, 

 peas, sweet-corn and pop-corn w^ere also given 

 space. 



