CHAPTER III 
SCHOOL GARDENS 
As the garden is so valuable a factor in education it is well 
to make the systematic use of it a regular part of the course 
of study. In our northern states, where a large portion of 
the growing season comes during the long summer vacation, 
the ordinary outdoor garden near the schoolhouse may not 
always be feasible; but, even without that, 
the educational aim of the garden may be 
realized in good measure. 
Many of the lessons in plant life that the 
advocates of the school garden have in view 
may be learned indoors, as explained in the 
following paragraphs. 
Window Gardening. — This term desig- 
nates the growing of plants in boxes and 
pots in sunny windows. The window garden 
has great possibilities for schools, because 
by this means plant studies may be carried 
on at all seasons of the year, unless the 
schoolroom is subject to freezing, and in 
that case operations need to be suspended only during the 
coldest months. 
Consolidated schools and all others of the better type 
should be provided with a small, well-heated conservatory, 
or a well-lighted alcove, on the south side of the house, where 
the possibilities of the window garden may be easily realized. 
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A Winnow Box 
