CHAPTER IV 
Lessons in Greenhouse Work, Plant- 
ing THE Seed, Potting, Shifting 
AND Taking Cuttings. 
While it is not possible, and perhaps 
not feasible, for many schools to have 
a greenhouse connected with them, it 
is possible to do all of the things 
given in this chapter right in the 
ordinary school-room. The window- 
box or the window 
garden is the 
teacher’s green- 
house. It may not 
be as convenient, 
but it may be of 
more value to the 
child. Children who 
have everything at 
their command in 
schools are likely to 
be discouraged when 
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