246 GENERAL SCIENCE 



the chief element in, a patriotism that knows no sacrifice 

 too great for the welfare and the security of one's coun- 

 try whether in times of war or of peace. No sentimental 

 attachments for the home of one's youth, however, should 

 prevent a person from assuming the responsibilities of citi- 

 zenship in the new land where he may make his permanent 

 home. Though the land in which one dwells be his by 

 adoption rather than his " native land," the ties that centre 

 in a home as one makes it for himself warrant the spirit if 

 not the exact letter of Scott's lines 



"Breathes there a man with soul so dead, 

 Who never to himself hath said, 

 This is my own, my native land!" 



SUMMARY 



The home garden may be made to provide a most enjoyable and 

 wholesome form of open-air exercise. In its care one may have the 

 great satisfaction which comes from witnessing daily the results of a 

 proper care of plants. 



Botany as a study in school will yield far larger educational values 

 to those who previously have had some first-hand acquaintance with 

 plants such as may be gained in the care of a garden. Then, too, what 

 is learned in school of plants, and of the conditions for their growth, 

 may in turn be tested out in caring for the home garden. 



The industry and perseverance necessary for success in the care 

 of a garden, coupled with that initiative which sees what is necessary 

 to be done and which undertakes its accomplishment, are the very 

 traits necessary to success in all the affairs of life. 



It is a part of the history of every nation that ownership of land in 

 connection with the homes of its people, and a cultivation of the soil 

 by its owners, fosters a better home life, a more industrious citizenship, 

 and a greater stability of government. 



In caring for a garden no tillage of the soil should be undertaken 

 when the ground is so wet as to be sticky. However, as soon as possible 

 after a rain the surface of the ground during the growing season should 

 be stirred enough to keep a layer of an inch or so of the top of the soil 

 dry and loose. This prevents both the drying out of water from the 

 soil below and the springing up of a new crop of weeds. 



