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plants, a tree and vine nursery, a collection of the most 

 important home shrubs, poisonous plants, etc. The 

 class of children for whom this garden is destined 

 need a peculiar care of the sentiments, and it is gener- 

 ally acknowledged the care of plants helps their devel- 

 opment very much. 



A very useful garden is that of Principal Katschinka, 

 in the 5th district of Margarethen laid out at his own 

 expense. The present garden was in 1874 on a grass 

 plat. Upon the sod had stood from an early time one 

 great tree and one sumptuous elderberry bush. All 

 the rest was created by Mr. Katschinka. The area of 

 the garden is a modest one only about 560 square 

 metres and it contains about 300 kinds of plants, which 

 is a proof that the ground is well used. The most im- 

 portant domestic plants, flowers and forest growths are 

 well represented, so that the children receive instruction 

 from rich material for observation. 



The establishment of school gardens in Vienna is 

 possible in many places, for several squares can be ob- 

 tained for modest little gardens. There are few schools 

 in Vienna that cannot have gardens of at least from 

 five to six square metres in extent. Wonderful as it 

 may sound, it must be said that in this very small space 

 there can be a very pretty little garden. 



I have been met with the objection that, even where 

 space for a garden could be found in Vienna, it would 

 be impracticable to have one on account of the multi- 

 tude of earwigs and wood lice. This difficulty is not 

 of importance. Hard coal ashes used as manure will 

 abolish these pests. 



The Common Council of Vienna has referred the 

 question of the establishment of school gardens in the 



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