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FIG. 8. A school demonstration garden. The pupil is shown the various 

 operations of planting and cultivating his crops in this garden. Then he is able 

 to use this knowledge in caring for his garden at home. 



come an important factor in the work. They cannot, 

 however, take the place of the school and home gardens, 

 which must necessarily be the basis of the instruction 

 and training. 



The principal crops grown in school gardens are quite 

 the same throughout the entire United States. The 

 detailed plans for both classroom and practice work, 

 therefore, will vary chiefly according to climate. In the 

 more northern states, where the growing season is shorter 

 and the outdoor work begins late, the garden work must 

 be followed through the summer to be most effec- 

 tive. In the more southern states the long growing sea- 

 son allows many crops to reach full maturity before the 



