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out having had the care of plants in yard and garden, and who 

 has not learned to be successful in the cultivation of vege- 

 tables and flowers, of vines and shrubs, has missed one of the 

 humanizing influences of life. The care of plants and of 

 domestic animals at home teaches much that is of great value 

 in the studies of Botany and Zoology. But its greatest 



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FIG. 77. Lawn, shrubbery, and trees as surroundings of a home. 



educational value lies in the sense of obligations assumed, 

 and in a regard for living things that it develops. 



Where the sciences of Botany and Zoology are taught to 

 pupils whose only knowledge of plants and animals is from 

 the courses in the classrooms and laboratories of high schools, 

 the results are likely to fall far short of the possibilities of 

 these branches of study. Very much in literature remains 

 a closed book to those who during childhood and youth have 

 been denied the birthright of a personal knowledge of plants 

 and of domestic animals gained through care of them. 



