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CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



Farm crops. 



Special crops. 



Weeds. 



Experiment plots. 



If these plots are kept cultivated and free from 

 weeds until school closes in June, they ought to be in 



good condition 

 i n September, 

 when it reopens. 

 Each year 

 grow in one of 

 the best obser- 

 vation plots 

 some desirable 

 vegetable or 

 flower not fa- 

 miliar in the 

 neighborhood of 

 the garden. 

 This attracts at- 

 tention, helps in 

 observation the public inter- 

 est and is often 



Public service. 



Watering 

 plots 



the means of adding such a vegetable to the table, or 

 such a flower to the garden of the homes of the neigh- 

 borhood. It is surprising how few persons know 

 such an estimable vegetable as kohl-rabi. It is easy 

 to grow and good to eat. 



All of these plots can be decorative and should 

 be plainly marked. Where the Children's Garden is 



