CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. SCHOOL GARDENS A FACTOR IN EDUCATION 1 



II. SCHOOL GARDENS IN EUROPE . . .12 



III. SCHOOL GARDENS IN AMERICA . . .16 



IV. IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOL GROUNDS . . 47 

 V. BOYS' GARDEN .56 



VI. PLAN OF A GARDEN ..... 65 



VII. HEDGES . '. . . . . .72 



VIII. PLANTING NEAR A BUILDING . . .76 



IX. THE FORMAL GARDEN . . . . . 82 



X. HERBACEOUS BORDER . , . .88 



XI. GARDEN OF WILD FLOWERS . . .96 



XII. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN . ... .98 



XIII. WINDOW-GARDENING 101 



XIV. ROOF-GARDENING . . . . . .109 



XV. SOME PROBLEMS IN GARDENING . . .113 



XVI. SCHOOL GARDENS AND GEOGRAPHY . .116 



XVII. NATIVE SHRUBS 120 



XVIII. NATIVE TREES . . . . . . 130 



XIX. PRUNING OF SHRUBS 145 



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