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removed a part of the covering and watched 

 with delight the growth and blossoming of their 

 bulbs. As soon as the ground was ready 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. 



(fr) Fifth Grade Garden. The fifth grade 

 children had a space 17^ 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 was 

 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 were also put out, each child's 

 trees being kept separate. Cabbage plants and 

 tomato plants which were grown by the children 

 indoors were 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 were also given 

 space. 



