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SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING 



While the collection of seeds is being made, students may 

 estimate the number of seeds borne by a single plant among 

 the various kinds. Count the number of small seeds in a case, 

 then the number of eases in a head or clump, and the number 

 of heads or clusters on a plant. Large numbers of seeds are 



Fig, 50.^A large collection of garden seeds should be made by the students and 

 kept in the school. CU. S. D. A.) 



borne by many plants because many of the seeds will be 

 destroyed by the wasteful methods of distribution. 



14. Weed Distribution. — ^Let the pupils each make a list of 

 common weeds, as those they have collected, and others. Classify 

 the weeds by the methods found for seed distribution : ( 1 ) Having 



