INTRODUCTION 15 



roots so that you may choose specimens to the required 

 number that are of large and uniform size, and of regular 

 form. Before leaving home, clean in water carefully those se- 

 lected. At the hall first enter your exhibit and learn where 

 it should be placed. Secure bottles of water for the flowers, 

 trays for the vegetables, and then carefully take your ex- 



A Young Gardener and his "Team." 

 A Prize Winner in the Garden Contest of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



hibits from their boxes and properly arrange them. Avoid 

 crowding a display. Dispose its parts carefully to give the 

 most pleasing effect. Plan it as you would a design at school, 

 applying the same principles. 



It is the custom to award prizes to the best exhibits. In 

 the case of children's garden exhibits, it is probably best to 

 have the judges rank them in classes, with an indefinite num- 



