CONTENTS 



PART I 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. EDUCATIONAL NEEDS TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS 



AND INEFFICIENCY i 



II. THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN A LABORATORY IN WHICH 

 TO TEACH How WEALTH, HEALTH, COURAGE, 

 ENERGY (FRESH AIR AND GOOD FOOD) AND HAP- 

 PINESS ARE TO BE GAINED ........ 3 



III. " PRODUCTION is TRANSPORTATION." GOOD ROADS 



AND PROGRESS . 10 



IV. How THE GARDEN WORK TRAINS FOR OCCUPATIONS 



OTHER THAN GARDENING. THE PEDAGOGY OF THE^ 



SPADE 14 



V. THE GARDEN A PLACE TO TEACH ECONOMY ... 22 



VI. "OUR GARDEN" 27 



VII. PLAY 31 



VIII. Civic TRAINING BY MEANS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PLOT 33 

 IX. THE DIGNITY AND HONOR OF MANUAL LABOR . .34 



PART II PRACTICE 



X. GENERAL EQUIPMENT, CARE OF TOOLS, AND REMARKS 37 



XI. PREPARING THE SOIL 59 



XII. LAYING OUT THE GARDEN 68 



XIII. THE FENCE 78 



XIV. WINDBREAKS 80 



XV. POINTS DESIRED IN VEGETABLES IN A CHILDREN'S 



GARDEN , . 81 



