8 HOW TO MAKE SCHOOL GARDENS 
dealers. The land should be thoroughly 
fertilized. 
Before going with a class of pupils into 
the gardens to stake them out, it is well 
to explain what is to be done, and to 
illustrate if possible on a blackboard. If 
the children are able to lay out the gardens 
accurately without assistance, after it 
has been explained to them, they are 
certainly above the average. Few chil- 
dren are able to apply their mathematics, 
although they may be very bright in 
book-work. The walks should be so 
arranged that the gardens are easily 
reached from the entrance, where, if 
there is sufficient land and there are 
several rows, five feet is not too much 
for the walks between the rows of gardens, 
and there should be a walk of from eight- 
een inches to three feet between each 
garden. This, however, is not always 
feasible and can be dispensed with, but 
it is desirable. If the gardens are next to 
a fence, especially a board fence, the tall 
plants should be located there, regardless 
