AMONG SCHOOL GARDENS 



their shadow on the other plants, and the paths 

 between the plots should be much wider, so that 

 one garden may not overshadow another. Of 

 course, with low crops the width of the path need 

 not be so great as where high corn, grain, or even 

 things no taller than tomatoes, are grown. Ob- 

 servation plots having tall plants may be arranged, 

 for aesthetic reasons, against a high wall or fence. 



Lines Stretched for Planting. Red Wing, Minn. 



If there are round beds, tall things should be 

 planted in the center. Straight lined beds are 

 less likely to have edges trodden or be worked 

 irregularly. 



The list of seven vegetables, radish, lettuce, 

 beans, beets, carrots, onions, corn, to begin with, 

 contains more than one word that makes the 

 mouth water with pleasurable anticipation, and 



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