TEN MINUTES IN A BOy's GARDEN. 221 



Daniel: "One for the blackbird, one for the crow, 

 Two for the cutworm, and two to grow." 



Garden Director: "How naany are allowed for the crow?" 



Daniel: "One." 



Garden Director: "How many for the cutworm?" 



Daniel: "Two." 



Garden Director: "Which is worse, the crow or cutworms?" 



Daniel: "Cutworm." 



Garden Director: "The crow eats thousands of cutworms, so he is a 

 friend as well as a foe." 



Daniel {putting in last head of lettuce). "There! this is the last one." 



Garden Director: "You've transplanted them very neatly. Next 

 week you may take out all the radishes, and transplant three cabbages 

 into their place. Why do you suppose we put cabbages in the place of 

 radishes?" 



Daniel: "I don't know." 



Garden Director: "Because the second crop should be totally unlike 

 the first. Cabbages are grown for their leaves, and need a different food 

 from the radishes, which are grown for their roots. What shall we plant 

 in place of beans? " 



Daniel: "Might plant spinach, because spinach is grown for leaves, 

 and beans for fruit, and use a different food." 



Garden Director: "Yes, and do you remember that we inoculated the 

 beans with nitrogen collecting bacteria, and nitrogen is what spinach 

 needs? We will put in spinach seed today, two feet from the beets, cover 

 thinly, and pat down well." 



(Daniel measures two feet from beets, takes line, stretches it, steps on it so 

 that the row may he straight, puts in the seed, and covers about one-half inch.) 



Garden Director: "Later, turnips may take the place of lettuce, as 

 they need different food. That will give a good rotation of crops." 



{Dariiel picks up tools.) 



Garden Director: "The judges were in the garden yesterday. They 

 say your garden is all right; that it shows care, neatness, and a good knowl- 

 edge of gardening." 



Daniel: "Well, I'm glad they like it, but I'm not working for a prize, 

 but because I like to have a little garden of my own." 



Garden Director: "That's the true garden spirit. You've done well 

 today. Don't forget to clean your tools. Good-bye, Daniel." 



Daniel {doffing hat): "Good-bye, Miss Hill." 



Exit. 



