Lesson XII 



Hoe between all rows and over the 

 south and west walks. Pull every weed 

 in the rows and leave a soil mulch over 

 the whole garden. 



Make a diagram of garden on page two. 



Pick flowers, and pull radishes, beets 

 and lettuce, if ready. 



GRAINS 



Grain is the term applied to the fruit of 

 cereal plants or to the plants themselves. 

 The fruit is a small, hard seed and is borne 

 in spikes or ears. The grains are wheat, 

 oats, rye, barley, buckwhea,t, flax and com 

 (maize). To preserve grains for school- 

 room use it is best to pull them up when 

 they are matured, but just as they are 

 ready to turn yellow. Two or three 

 stools should be bunched together, tied in 

 several places to prevent breaking, and 

 thoroughly dried. In this condition, if 

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