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Fic. 7. The same garden shown in Figure 6, later in the season. 
garden whenever there is opportunity for one at the 
home of a pupil in the fourth grade or above. That 
many home gardens are possible even in large cities 
is shown by the fact that a school garden survey of New 
York City in 1917 disclosed a total of 83,898 children 
having their own home gardens. 
But home gardens are especially successful in smaller 
cities and towns and in suburban districts of large cities, 
because here the conditions are often ideal for gardens of 
this kind. The size of the plot is frequently ample for 
the family needs, a well-drained site with rich soil can 
often be selected, and manure for enriching the soil is 
usually obtainable. 
In the more sparsely settled rural districts especially, 
the opportunity for educational, vocational, and moral 
training through gardening is far from being utilized at 
present. Here, however, special supervisors and teachers 
