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to day, such as opening and closing the hotbeds and watering the 

 plants. After the hotbeds are started it is a good plan to assign 

 their care to certain students for a definite period, usually for one 

 week at a time. 



The following list of practical exercises* is suggested for 

 schools equipped with land and tools, as well as hotbeds, for the 

 garden work. In localities where outdoor gardening normally 

 commences about April 1, the preliminary work in the subject 

 should begin very shortly after the middle of February. The 



Fig." 193. — Class in vegetable gardening. University of Illinois, 1911. 



dates given below are of course only approximate, since the date 

 for a given exercise will have to be varied from year to year to 

 meet local conditions. The notations in parentheses indicate 

 team work or other special labor that must be done in preparation 

 for the class exercise following. 



L February IS. — Draw plans for gardens. 



2. February 25. — Mix soil for flats. Plant seeds of head lettuce, cabbage, 

 celery, and tomato in flats. 



(Have manure hauled for hotbeds.) 



* Adapted from report of sub-committee on courses in vegetable gardening, 

 presented by the author at the annual meeting of the Society for Horticultural 

 Science, Washington, D. C, November 19, 1913. 



