WOMEN BOTANISTS OF OHIO. 105 



est and the development of ability for agri- 

 culture. 



Near one school building I noticed a prac- 

 tical example, where a portion of a vacant lot 

 had been used by pupils for the cultivation of 

 a variety of flowers and vegetables. Various 

 uncommon trees and shrubs ornamented the 

 grounds about the school. I was told that these 

 were in time to be labeled — a very important 

 part of their usefulness in public instruc- 

 tion. 



This lady also writes extensively for the 

 newspapers and gives lectures on botanical sub- 

 jects, greatly to the advantage of this beau- 

 tiful city and the increased intelligence of its 

 people. Miss Harriet Keeler is similarly oc- 

 cupied. 



The vast sums bestowed in the endowment 

 of universities and libraries might well be 

 shared in promoting improved methods and 

 opportunities in farming. It is in the right 

 direction that the Government is offering 

 prizes, not only to boys in the Com Clubs, 

 but to girls in the Tomato Clubs of South 

 Carolina. 



Intensive farming will furnish a measure 

 of relief from high cost of living. Through 

 increased agricultural knowledge the thrifty 

 householder may raise in his little garden many 



