CHAPTEE VII 

 HOME AND SCHOOL EXERCISES 



A NUMBER of lessons with soils and plants are best taught 

 by means of exercises. Those concerning plants most closely 

 related to garden work are outlined in this chapter (Fig. 42). 



With many of the pupils, the experiments carried on in 

 school and in the garden will stimulate interest in the other 

 garden work. This is true of those who might otherwise 

 think some of the garden work a little irksome. 



The few experiments outlined here will suit schools that 



FiQ. 42. — Many teats with fertilizers may be made in glasses, tin cans, and 

 flower pots. Here the trial is with different forms of hme in 1, 2, 3, and 4; compared 

 with magnesia in 5. (Agriculture and Life.) 



do not have special funds for expensive equipment. The 

 simple materials or apparatus used may be brought by pupils 

 from their homes and returned, if desired, afterward. 



Some of the experiments may be tried at home when con- 

 ditions at the school seem less favorable. For those which 

 require a rather uniform temperature, the homes of pupils 

 may be somewhat better than the school room during cold 

 weather. 



STUDIES OF SEEDS AND GERMINATION 

 I. Garden Seed Selection. — In the fall of the year, students 

 may select garden seeds of many kinds. In doing so, attention should 

 be given to several visible characters, so that seeds may be chosen 



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