THE REQUISITES. 



flowing into the parish box serves for its maintenance 

 and improvement, and for providing materials of teach- 

 ing, and other school purposes. 



REQUISITES FOR A GARDEN. 



The question now arises, What are all the requisites 

 of a good school garden ? 



One demand is, deeply dug, well arranged and sanded 

 paths, which shall always be kept clear and in good 

 condition by the children of the upper classes. A 

 school garden which would comprise every thing desir- 

 able (that is, such a garden as should be appended to 

 an institution for the training of teachers) should con- 

 tain 



1. A selection of the characteristic plants of the plain 

 and meadow, mountain and wood of the given country. 



2. All home evergreen and foliage trees ; at least one 

 sample of each, and all the more important wood- 

 shrubs. 



3. A seed nursery for fruit, a nursery for the improve- 

 ment of wild stock and quinces, a collection of berry 

 fruit and a nursery for them, plantations of precious 

 fruit trees, and especially of dWarf fruit trees, and where 

 possible a trellis for wall fruit and grape vines. 



4. An agricultural " experiment garden " of several 

 square metres that is, an agricultural botanic garden 

 proportioned to the circumstances of the place. A 

 small but very complete " experiment garden " was rep- 

 resented in the school garden at the Austrian Exposi- 

 tion, and gave much pleasure. In the school garden of 

 a teachers' seminary there should be small beds also 

 for the experimental work of individual pupils. 



