CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



could not do much, as her place was " full of 

 rocks." In meadows close by were masses of 

 Berberis vulgaris, several varieties of Cornels, 

 Wild Roses, Black Alder and fences covered 

 with Bittersweet, Virginia Creeper, and Wild 

 Clematis, which could have been transplanted, 

 producing artistic results. Instead of doing 

 this the children laboriously carried some of 

 the smaller boulders, made a pile of them, cov- 

 ering it with earth in which they planted Nas- 

 turtiums, Marigolds and Balsams. The effort 

 was praiseworthy but the results might have 

 been more artistic and permanent. 



In still another school the teacher was most 

 enthusiastic and anxious to improve her school 

 grounds, which were attractively^ located, sur- 

 rounded by the beautiful, undulating hills so 

 characteristic of glaciated New England. The 

 back yard was " burned over " to destroy the 

 weeds — Sweet Fern, Sumach, Asters and Gold- 

 enrod, and a clump of White Birches was cut 

 down. Oh, the unsightly trunks of the once 

 graceful trees! The misguided teacher did not 

 appreciate her blessings. In one corner a 

 " rockery " had been made, on which a few weak 

 Nasturtium cotyledons struggled toward the 

 light. 



This school was revisited in the autumn. 

 The roadside for several miles approaching it 



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