AMONG SCHOOL GARDENS 



been given to teachers by experts upon such 

 practical problems as soils and their treatment, 

 and other agricultural topics. 



Another pioneer garden serving as a model for 

 the peculiar needs of congested districts in large 

 cities, is that of DeWitt Clinton Park School Farm 

 of New York, originated and started in 1901 



DeWitt Clinton Park School Garden, New York City 



by Mrs. Henry Parsons. It has given inspira- 

 tion to many people to start other gardens upon 

 similar lines. Its work was exhibited on a small 

 scale at both the St. Louis and Jamestown Ex- 

 positions. On little 4x8 foot plots by a system 

 of two plantings, one in May and one in July, it 

 takes some thousand children off the city streets, 

 furnishes nature study material to schools and vis- 



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