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SCHOOL GARDEN SERIES 

 Edited by JOHN W. RITCHIE 



THE CHILD'S FOOD GARDEN 



WITH A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR FLOWER CULTURE 



By VAN EVRIE KILPATRICK 



Former President, School Garden Association of America 

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/ "T A HIS is a real beginner's book, far more simple 

 JL than any other garden book that has been 

 published. It explains the very first steps in garden- | 

 ing and the different problems are treated as they 

 will arise. The clear and exact directions make it 

 | possible for the child to succeed in his first garden 

 attempt. The various steps are illustrated with | 

 photographs of children carrying out the actual 

 operations. Work is planned for each month in 

 the year, from seed testing in January to mulching 

 in November and taking stock in December. 



It is the child and his problems, not the subject 

 | of horticulture that the author continually holds in 

 mind. His book is intended for any pupil who can | 

 read. It may be used as low as the third grade by 

 the pupil who has a garden plot assigned to him at 

 school or at home ; and it may be profitably followed 

 by high-school students or even by adults who are | 

 making gardens for the first time. 



A book to help the child do his part in the food 

 campaign 



Bound in cloth, 60 cents postpaid 

 Paper bound, 36 cents postpaid 



WORLD BOOK COMPANY 



YONKERS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK 



2126 PRAIRIE AVENUE, CHICAGO 



