CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



tact with beautiful school grounds; whether a 

 cultivated taste and appreciation of the beau- 

 tiful would not find expression in improvement 



Individual Planting, Public School 153, Bronx, New York 

 City. 



of home conditions and in that way make the 

 school a radiating center for civic improvement. 

 The great interest in public beauty which is 

 manifest all over the country is largely due to 

 the eff orts of The American Park and Outdoor 

 Art Association and the American League for 

 Civic Improvement. These societies have done 

 much valuable service in the way of organiza- 

 tion and education. There is no better place 



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