PLANNING AND PLANTING THE GARDHN 



causes young eyes to shine with the thought of 

 prospective ownership. From the teacher's stand- 

 point, these vegetables are typical and full of 

 material for all sorts of lessons. Corn is typical 

 of the grasses and grains and illustrates wind pol- 

 lination. Its first tiny upreared blade warns the 

 teacher that it is time to have the children 

 definitely observe and tell her the resemblance 



Crops Appearing. Red Wing, Minn. 



and the differences between the blade of grass 

 and that of corn. From this time on until the 

 ear matures, or even until the use of the old stalk 

 can be explained, there is opportunity for daily 

 observation. 



But the corn must have only its fair share of 

 attention. The feathery threads of carrot leaves 

 differ from the hooked, needle-like stems of the 



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