tial to a cheering landscape. If they were to be used by 

 the children at all time and entirely at their will, they would 

 deteriorate in short order. The kindergartner has to place 

 some restriction upon the use of them, for useful they must 

 remain, even if they require renewing once a year. 



But I want to lay down a new rule for lawns in such 

 places. In the first place use that kind of grass which 

 proved to be the most resistant in your neighborhood, no 

 matter whether such is considered the most fashionable or 

 not. Let the lawn be green. In states like California I 

 wish to see the White Clover brought to the front. It is idle 

 for us to boast of blue-grass lawns when the keeping of them 

 is the cause of more expense than the result justifies. Then 

 again, the sheen of the blue-grass is less acceptable than the 

 warm green of the cloverleaf. The blue-grass rejects ihe 

 warmth through its glossy foliage. The white clover ab- 

 sorbs the warmth, as it were, and stores it in unlimited 

 quantity. There is no period of the season in which it looks 

 yellowish and neglected. Some people object to the white 

 and fragrant blossoms. But just in them I appreciate a 

 character which no grass possesses. In our case they will 

 furnish a new attraction for the children and invite them to 

 play upon the ground. In fact, I would sow some Dandelion 

 and many Daisies in my kindergarten lawns. If any person 

 is in doubt whether such is the right thing to do, let him 

 watch the children. It is for them that we adjust our im- 

 provements and they are the judges and directors of our 

 efforts. 



