CHILDREN'S GARDENS 91 



should have about one inch. The earth covering the 

 seeds should be pressed down firmly upon them. 



Last, using for a measure the rake, hoe or stick 

 used to make the furrows, he finds the middle of 

 the center row (where the beets are planted) and puts 

 in four kernels of corn about one inch apart, and 

 pushes down with the thumb to the first knuckle (one 

 inch). 



Children making furrows. DeWitt Clinton Park 



This is the lesson as given by the instructor, and 

 there should be no delay from this point, until the 

 children have begun to repeat the lesson on their own 

 plots. Each child has on its tag the number of the 

 plot he is to plant. 



The children are now told to go at once to their 

 respective plots and stand at attention behind the 

 stakes. When all are in place at a signal from the 

 instructor each child picks up the tools on the plot 



