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times, not having the virtue of the long ditch filled 

 with still water in that dear old Irish field. The charm 

 of this plot was so evident, its crop was constantly 

 renewed. 



Another plot which excited much interest was 

 called the " Shakespeare Plot," as the seeds of the 

 different flowers came from the home of William 

 Shakespeare at Stratford-on-Avon. 



In order to give both the children and adults of the 

 neighborhood some idea of the effect of the wasteful 

 destruction of forests upon the country's waterways, 

 a little forestry object lesson was constructed in a 

 simple manner on a 4 x 8 foot plot, and by its side a 

 miniature bare hillside of the same size, the inter- 

 lacing roots and forest conditions preventing any 

 washout of soil from the one, but allowing deep gul- 

 leys and washouts in the other. 



Hygiene, both as applied to plants and human be- 

 ings, was demonstrated by covering plants with tin 

 cans or tiles, thus showing in the simplest manner 

 and carrying home to the children, a lesson as to the 

 effect of lack of sunlight and air, which could bs 

 easily applied to their own needs without giving of- 

 fense. 



FLOWER BEDS, 



The seven years' existence of the Children's School 

 Farm in DeWitt Clinton Park, has proved that such 

 a garden properly conducted, while having its indi- 

 vidual plots for the children, can be of great benefit 



