PREFACE 



THIS little manual has grown out of 

 the experience of the author in children's 

 garden work, and is the answer to the 

 many inquiries which are received from 

 various points all over the country from 

 persons who are enthusiastic and realize 

 the purpose and advantages of the school- 

 garden movement, but who have not had 

 the agricultural advantages and training 

 to understand the best methods of making 

 and conducting a garden so as to get good 

 results from an agricultural and horticul- 

 tural standpoint. It is hoped that this 

 little book will be an inspiration to begin- 

 ners in the school-garden movement, and 

 an aid to those who already have school 

 and children's gardens, so that they can 

 obtain the best results from agricul- 

 tural, esthetic and educational stand- 

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