INTRODUCTION 5 
Suppose a man desired to drive from ‘Chicago to St. 
Louis, he would assuredly not start without ascertain- 
ing at least in which direction St. Louis lies, or better 
still, he would get a road map, or ‘failing in that he 
would consult some one who had previously made the 
‘trip. Yet there are many people who, having a piece 
of ground which might make a profitable garden, will 
cultivate it carelessly; put the seeds in without refer- 
ence to the best results to be obtained, and then think 
that the few radishes, cabbages, or other vegetables 
which luck lets them harvest, are all there is to gar- 
dening, and that ‘‘it doesn’t pay.’’ 
Some one in writing of gardens not long ago said, 
“One must work the soil with brains as well as brawn.”’ 
This is why I have just reminded you that intelligent 
planning must go hand in hand with manual endeavor. 
If this is so, after the garden club is organized, and it 
wants to know ‘‘What next ?’’, the answer should be; 
‘*A suitable plot, a workable plan, good tools, and lots 
of muscle.’’ 
One may garden for pleasure, or for profit, but the 
garden club seems to make it possible to secure both 
results. 
“The best thing school gardening: does for young people is to 
help prepare them for their larger life in the world.”—D. 
WILLIAMS, : 
J. C. Buair 
Head of Department of Horticulture, 
‘University of Illinois 
