REPORT 



OF THE 



Cofflmittee on School Gardens and Children's Herbarinms, 



FOR THE YEAR 1896. 

 By HENRY L. CLAPP, Chairman. 



GEORGE PUTNAM SCHOOL GARDEN, ROXBURY. 



Twenty-seven new species and varieties were placed in the 

 garden during the season of 1896, namely : 



Antennaria pi antagini folia . 

 Apios tuber osa. 

 AraUa nudicanlis. 

 A^^pidium crUtatum var. Clin- 



tonianum. 

 Aspidium Goldionum. 



" spinulosum YSiY . dila- 

 tatum. 

 Biden s fro n dosa . 

 Galiuyn Apurine. 

 Ger(( n mm CaroUnianuvi . 



" Bobertianum. 

 Ha be u aria lacera . 



" orbicxdiita. 



" virescens. 



Helianthemum Canadense. 

 Hieracium venosum. 

 Houstonia ccerulea. 

 Hypoxis erecta. 

 Lilium Canadense. 

 Lycopodium lucidulum. 

 Pedicularis Canadensis. 

 Phegopteris hexagonoptera. 

 Prenanthes serjyentaria. 

 Pleris aquilina. 

 Trientalis Americana. 

 Trillium erytJirocarpum. 



" grandiflorum. 

 Viola striata. 



The ground was well fertilized in the spring at a cost of five 

 dollars. Two new beds of hardy chrysanthemums were made. 

 In October every teacher's desk in the district was decorated with 

 chrysanthemums in variety. The garden contains eleveu vari- 

 eties of German iris. The Clematis paniculata, Euonymus radi- 

 cans, tiger lilies, asters, Vind golden-rods have made exceptionally 



