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garden a few varieties of very common vegetables, 

 and hardy, easily grown flowers. Class-room study 

 of the seeds and instruction regarding planting 

 should be given before planting takes place. Some 

 kinds of seeds may be given to the children to plant 

 in boxes at home before it is time to plant out-of- 

 doors, and the seedlings thus secured transplanted 

 at the proper time. 



Work in the school garden should be conducted 

 in an orderly, intelligent manner the children 

 should always understand, not only what they are 

 doing, but also just why it has to be done. Avoid 

 planting so much land or so many kinds of seeds 

 that care and careful study cannot be given to the 

 garden and all it contains. 



Remember that the best crop to be gathered from 

 the school garden is the live interest in plant life, 

 and the love of wholesome, useful out-of-door work 

 gained by the children. 



FOREST CULTURE 



BY HORACE GREELEY 



MONEY can be more profitably and safely invested 

 in lands covered by young timber than anything else. 

 The parent who would invest a few thousand for 

 the benefit of his children or grandchildren, while 

 young, may buy woodlands which will be worth 



