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ww the garden will furnish material of ue, alive 
ite interest, which will aid and inspire the ee eeoor 
ci writing, arithmetic, language, drawing, 
ven, by lectures, practice work, 
te aie in school sides 
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garden tools will be ae without charge. 
The fee for nee course will be aera ollars, which will 
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A certificate will be awarded y The New York Botanical 
Garden to students satisfactorily eee the cou 
LECTURES. 30 one-hour periods. 
Introduction. The school garden an gar aes sane 
planned for the child’s development. The teacher’s atti- 
tude. 
Correlation. oo of how to use the garden problems in 
classroom 
pares the sciodi Garden. The ground plan and planting 
si a tii: Fertilizers and manures 
Selection. Germinating. Planting: Transplanting. 
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Relation of water, air, ae to the garden. 
Insects and animals of the garden. 
Hygiene and physical culture lessons drawn from the garden 
work and study, to be applied by the teacher in guiding the 
child at work, and in talks in the classroom. 
Studies of growing plants. Lessons in observation. 
Short histories of several vegetables. ses 
Elementary forestry and soil Conserve tied. 
GARDEN PRACTICE. 30 one-hour periods. 
Spading, raking, hoeing, cultivating, planting, thinning, trans- 
Weed and insect studies. Harvesting 
planting, weedin 
General and special observation. 
ng. 
and exhibit preparation. 
