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vegetable plants, many of which were grown on to trans- 
planting size, and used in the students’ vegetable gardens. 
With the coming of spring and settled weather, the 
outdoor work was taken up. The first to engage our 
attention was vegetable gardening. After the lectures on 
this subject given by Mr. Walter Balch were finished, the 
students planned their own gardens; these were laid out on 
the site of the school garden plots of last year, and were 
divided into about five gardens of four-student size, two 
gardens of three-student size, and seven gardens for in- 
dividuals. Nearly all of the common vegetables were 
grown, and with greater success than in the previous year. 
The soldier students, especially those with families, were 
supplied through the summer and fall with fresh vegetables, 
grown by themselves. 
' The large gladiolus collection was again planted by the 
students, and occupied the same space as before. The 
other spring practice consisted mainly in cleaning, spading, 
and lining up the flower beds near range No. 1, and the 
transplanting of annual flowering plants into these beds. 
After planting time, the students were divided in groups 
and located at various places on our grounds for further 
practice under our gardeners. This was continued until 
November, when they were returned to the greenhouses. 
The class work for the year was given through the spring, 
autumn and winter months and omitted during the summer. 
Elementary botany was given half day weekly during 
January, February, and March, by Mr. Elba E. Watson 
and again in the autumn by Dr. Stout, three days weekly 
from November 15th. During April, May and June, 
Mr. Watson gave a course in plant diseases, on alternate 
weeks with Dr. E. B. Southwick’s course on destructive 
insects. My course in garden botany was continued 
throughout the year, one or two hours weekly being de- 
voted to walks and talks around the grounds and green- 
houses. During January, February, March, and April, 
