GARDEN PROJECT CALENDAR 9 
3. Seed testing. Make tests of small seeds. Study 
the per cent of germination. See practical exercises 
for details. 
4. Garden implements. Study garden implement 
catalogs. Learn to identify garden implements and 
to know their uses. List the implements you have at 
home for garden work. Go over your home imple- 
ments, clean, oil, and sharpen them up for the spring 
work. . : 
5. The signboard. Each member of the class should 
make and letter a signboard to be placed in the garden 
or at some place on the home grounds where it may be 
seen if the garden is not by a road or street. This sign- 
board should be 12 by 18 inches, planed on one side. 
It should bear the name of the local club preceded by 
the word ‘‘Member,’’ as— 
MEMBER 
Home Ciry 
_ GARDEN. CLUB 
' The lettering may be done by means of a stencil cut 
from cardboard. The letters may be cut from adver- 
tisements or made by some member of the class. 
These are then laid on the cardboard, their outline 
drawn with a pencil, and the letters cut out. The sign- 
board may then be painted white, and the letters black: 
Marcu 
1. Make a hot-bed. See details of construction 
given in the practical exercises. Every pupil carrying 
on a garden project should make and care for a hot- 
