CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



buckwheat, peanuts, grown under different soil 

 conditions, with varied applications of fertil- 

 izers, and the relation may be shown to the great 

 agricultural industries which stimulate commerce 

 and manufacture. The culture of fibrous plants 

 — flax, cotton, hemp, and coco-palm — will add 

 interest to the inventive and manufacturing 

 progress of the country. Flax makes an attract- 

 ive garden plant because of its beautiful flow- 

 ers. It requires a warm, sunny place and it is 

 easily raised in the schoolroom. Hemp is a 

 strong, roughish plant and thrives best in moist, 

 rich soil. It grows rapidly and makes a good 

 screen. Seeds may be planted where they are 

 to grow, or may be grown in pots and boxes in 

 the house. Coco-fiber is an important article 

 of commerce, but as Co cos nucifera — the coco- 

 nut of commerce — is a large palm, Cocos wed- 

 delliana may be used instead to show the habit of 

 growth. The cotton-plant may be easily raised in 

 the garden or in the schoolroom. It has a beau- 

 tiful flower of white, changing to pink. Peanuts 

 are easily grown in the house in sandy loam and 

 warm temperature. They have become such an 

 important article of "food, and their method of 

 culture is so unique, that it pays well to raise 

 them. 



Medicinal plants can be studied in different 

 parts of the garden where they occur, but the 



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