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n(!cessary to say with what delight 

 children will do such a tiling ns this, 

 for we all know how they enjoy it. 

 Fruit growing was the subject least 

 taught but not neglected, for many 

 specimens were cultivated on the back 

 part of the ground. The lawn was 

 frecjuently made the schoolroom in 

 tine days, for he would take those 

 children out doors to learn and recite 

 their lessons. 



I do not give you all this as being a 

 sample of Scotch schools. I am sorry 

 to say that they were much on a par 

 with the general appearance of our 

 Canadian country ones. This was an 

 exception to all others. Neither do I 

 give it as an example and say all others 

 should follow it. I certainly do, wlieie 

 this could be done, but there are many 

 schools .so weak that it could hardly be 

 within their power. But there is none 

 which could not have trees and shrubs 

 to add beauty and pleasure to the 

 surroundings. Another point that may 

 be argued against this work, and has 

 been urged, is that the children will 

 socn destroy it. Well, all that I can 

 say in vindication of this is, I never 

 saw any tendency to do this, not even 

 a foot-print in the borders of flower 

 beds that surrounded the walks. I 

 have often thought that such ti-aining 

 might be a nu-ans of preventing much 

 destruction on roadways and streets in 

 cities now done by children who have 



never been taught to respect lawns 

 and borders. 



Now, what can tje done; about this 

 matter ? Let the attention of (he Minis- 

 ter of Education be called to it. He, 

 being a man of enterprise, will see at 

 once the necessity for this much neederl 

 improvement Were the same means 

 provided as are now in existence for 

 planting trees on roadways, that itself 

 would be ([uite an improvement inthe re 

 gulations, :ind also that a certain (|uan 

 tity of land shall be necessary to each 

 school according to the number of 

 scholars that attend it. Even prizes 

 might be ottered to .schools having the 

 best and neatest kept grounds in each 

 municipality. No one can fathom the 

 immense benelits that will accrue to 

 children from such things as this. 



An Ornamental Mound, which in 

 its simplicity, we are satisHed would 

 prove handsome, is thus described by 

 an English exchange : — " The centre is 

 occupied by the German Flags (/W*), 

 intermixed with Striped Ribbon Glrass 

 [Phalaris arundiiincen), and the rather 

 steep sides of rocks are clothed with 

 irregular clumps of Perennial Candy- 

 tuft, (Iberis sempcrvirens), flowering 

 freely. The white flowers of the latter, 

 the blue flowers of the llag.s, and the 

 white-striped leaves of the grass har- 

 monize most pleasingly." 



NOTES ON MARCH NUMBER. 



IN looking over the March number of 

 Thk HoRTicui/ruRisT I see Mr. 

 Maddock says the gooseberry is often 

 .stripped by the caterj)illar. That should 

 not be, or there will be a poor- crop 

 next year. 1 prefer putting helleboit> 

 on with water, as it can be done at any 

 time, a tablespoonful to a patent pail 

 of water, and put on with a fine ro.se 

 sprinkling can. Also, I find a teaspoon- 

 ful enough of paris green to a patent 



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pail of water to kill any insects. P^ven 

 that much is too strong for hops, for 

 mine were browned with it by one ap- 

 plication. 



As to asparagus, I am afraid Mr. 

 iiruce's directions would keep many 

 from growing it. As I have been very 

 successful with it, and I will give my 

 mode : I manured and trenched two 

 spades tleep, and laid it ofl" in four feet 

 beds, three lines in a bed, old country 



