CHAPTER IV 



Lessons in Greenhouse Work, Plant- 

 ing THE Seed, Potting, Shifting 

 AND Taking Cuttings. 



While it is not possible, and perhaps 

 not feasible, for many schools to have 

 a greenhouse connected with them, it 

 is possible to do all of the things 

 given in this chapter right in the 



ordinary school-room, 

 box or the window 

 garden is the 

 teacher's green- 

 house. It may not 

 be as convenient, 

 but it may be of 

 more value to the 

 child. Children who 

 have everything at 

 their command in 

 schools are likely to 

 be discouraged when 



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The window- 



THE TEACHER'S 

 GREENHOUSE 



