CHAPTER XVII 



THE PLANTING 



Tools for planting. 



Hand carrier containing wide-mouthed bottles filled 

 with seeds to be used. 



Hoes. 



Marking board. 



Watering pots. 



Hand carrier containing empty flowerpots, with 

 paper in bottom of each, for collecting left-over seeds. 



The following rules are to give speed and accuracy 

 in handling a large number of children. Each child 

 is enrolled and given a tag, which bears its name and 

 address on one side, the name of the garden and 

 the number of the plot on the other. To this tag is 

 fastened a strong string by which to hang it about 

 the neck. 



When about twenty-five children are ready, they are 

 led into the garden by an instructor, and warned not 

 to talk but to look intently at what the teacher is 

 doing. If there are adult assistants, they must be 

 specially warned to preserve silence and strict atten- 

 tion. Just before the class comes into the garden to 

 receive the lesson, some large child or assistant marks 

 each plot with the marking board and lays upon each 



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