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AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
Horticulture in Public Schools. 
SCHOOL GARDENS 
By Prof. John Orals, Vinos, Iowa. 
Ilow often oho boos ii o|„„,| 
oil in Hu- middle of n time licit loiiipsl 
piece of ground. Mo tr < * . i fl..« 
(■r.1 to reienve the liTnronnc*," uni gi*,- , 
tonoli of civilization, life anil i.nm. nkwe ... 
Why not mid ortJik*- n Hindi ninim, j, 
till-* year or nextV Ii i* n«ii.r.wning , m 
inni'li | il on si i re and informmnui any u <]»• 
rived from u .strip of -.,|| fty,. by fift.-.-u 
loot. It In romarkiililr how mint, iiorti* 
cultural knowledge min to .folci. ;n.m .t. 
Ill-re BO0 ( Is limy III- planted mid lcil. 
iis they ipront and spring into . irloug 
l'onnfl. Hero wild plniils nine I..- set and 
observed as they respond to improved pon- 
illiloiis mid hotter anrmtiiiilluv' 
Where shall we osniMMi the ,g.mi, -it ’■ In 
the center of the hit ' I think m». Out 
tiny plot would he In- 1 in such a position. 
I ics Ides running the risk of Iioiiil- ti irnpUil 
by the feet of play iovltiK children. Where 
do Unworn look heat"' Wbor> a picture 
hangs to liost ml Mintage, iignlnst 1 »tdi- 
aide background. Then let us cli o„. a 
sheltered corner L\y the sehonlbnu-.-, or a 
strip where we may lime the t riondly pro. 
too lion of a hedge row. or even tin c-on- 
panlonshlp of a in.-c. If our click > brim.' 
us alongside a fence, hedge or walk vrliop' 
the bod ran lie approaeho.J in.iri on* stdo. 
It should lio ijutte narrow, not more tbari 
throe fret wide. 
The I-'IrsI Thiug to Do Get «ur •- of the 
larger li",\ - Intoio- >isi. a-k them to brnc 
spades and then Hiperintond the "digjiL; 
bee." See that the grass and "*• .1 rnon 
are nil shaken out and thrown away or bur 
led doop beneath the Mtrfacr At tida point 
the teacher may start the children to 
thinking by asking the purpose "f tld« in. l- 
lowing and deeping proor«s. I.-s-k 
for decaying wood and grass roots 
mid show the clmiigi .* going on which 
form soil out of the roots of Hover 
find trees. Xole how readily Ike water I- 
alisorlied by the loosened -,dl; 1 1> >■ I" ' 
It Is loosened ii|i the mote wo’*r It will 
ludd. When lie- bed i- timra uglily I- ■ - 
• ‘in a I up the noM thing in lie don i* 
rake tlte surface until the clods arc nit 
hrokeu up perfertly fine nod nei ■ Hi 
This inking and lining or the Mirfiv !■- 
lo hold the moisture lion 'Ids 7 
It\' making the Mirrm •oil >iiy due 
(loo soil III the school .Mil'll With ll lif- '.. I * 
undisturbed. It Is hard lnH tuiinr • ' ol .* 
in It and I* very dn tt ho. dried out 
lost II* iiinlslliie through these i i neks and 
through inn ii > small ••poping* If ‘ ! " ■- • 1 
Open IllgH lire covered the oMipornlloi I- -ir 
resil'd Wo iiilglil nceolnplDh 11 • I" • ' 
orlng the surface mth -.Iran n ot’o r 
mulching nuitrvlul, lull we mm •!•• !' aiurb 
under t>> keeping a thin, dry, died • 
lug which is •• iiicd by otlrring 'h* «n* 
faoo oiii o nr twice a «•-• l \« ith a rake 
Our bod Inis boon Spaded Mini ' ikid 
What shall wo put In it' Siiuiothiti- - "nit 
will grow (Illicitly and give us l't.'iit v of 
flower*. We would suggest end l" ‘ • 
llrsl 'J'liey grow three or four fo bwli 
mill •dlPtlhl In* placed in the tan •kgroptul. 
The seeds mo cheap mid • ■n dy obtained 
I ’lout 1 lltuii at least thro. Ui.In < •!• a 
I'lioj should lie put in cm-)} In tie sea win 
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4 
id i , 
lr> »h»‘ l.j*i 
■ • .-k at Vprt! -r . i,, 
p flr»f ifH'k 
In May l« 
Pla. e 111,. 
Idd* til** itiru | .I rt 
row nod it, 
up SO Holt 
'll t |i ♦* |ifj|||ta Wb*TI 
they Mill aland fi 
rlwy , 
ini-lu s apar 
in (Inutile to 
clumps. Sw 
l- rid-y usd/ wllhi'-r 
• '••i * iJl lUk'hf* •|»3iri 
be plan ted 
■ ni.il 
nlKiuli] t»«. | 
Hlll'ill 
vrry w<l • 
row 4 or in 
P 1 , oil something to 
riling Ituili* of tn 
tick In the g'l.oud 
tin. center of rach 
I'llU T|)^»lJ. 
■e* Will do 
(luster. it 
shiiidd id,i 
the miller 1 
• W(t| 
1 • tin 4itt( iii'il lit ill t.'t.i 
\VU* oettliu ,Jor. 
H 1)1)1 
this U mure 
to purchnn 
ti, mm •• i- 
1 
p !,.,»!( ,.;i i i f . ►. , 
ting They 
allowed p) 
tumble iiinJiit 
port. J, but 
»» 111 give u 
staked. 
early ns tunny flow 
irni M If 
Tlp re are 
tunny kinds of *we 
at pern V 
slight diffi i 
or lu the < 
■once in th* height 
rular of tin* flnwor 
of a plnot 
allows the 
«oad«man t. 
> f ill it a ymiotj nnd givyr it a 
bOiuCi Bwl 1 
whifli 
et p.-ll“ (ire sold lo tldv.'d pick 
romiuii a vururiy 
; ciion anu 
in tup kngn 
single OBlur 
Ing. S. 1.1 
i of n «sngte color 
s will lie found uio 
us buy *i'itn- purple* 
cu\y The 
•n* 
whips, pn 
catalogue* i 
ivciiun la c 
Tlis si'tmlni. 
ik- nud yellow* 
h rllie each **«n. l> 
as; Diva** the t. 
,■*« ttl-rt'f u’4 
IMlt»*r W)th 
Uni naurrv 1 
taking U|' a eolh-i 
tj.in U QwQ 
.. ii..i,,f ... 
■ik in pri 
».«! off **i 
tin pi intH 1 m g 
It Is uatiur * w 
Dowel's ate pie 
keeps mi trying to pmdu 
lug more Boners. and tl 
season may be much **»• 
So in orli for ih'isI ith* 
we grow 7 Tbw swoi-i jro.i 
au atnmdauiv 
tuer but Ivg n 
ter* bloom l«i 
ought to tusk* 1 
are tall growli 
kind*. Tim la 
count of I heir 
oUes might N 
pels and a rm 
Ihla way i 
at a glance I 
no (lud it v<m 
IW irt | .ini*. 1 
nilghl not to i 
through In It. 
fnrv plniit It e 
with »od well 
ti day tbi 
r seed by 
• - the til. 
What eh 
* will tun 
T*i(w»fn 
i) niiu? In 
i Kcrnil 
•nirtna 01 
BDiniDfr. i 
i il 4 1* in 
r V»- 
C* » Illi'T 
There 
; (4*Ivi* .i 
l«!k 11 *s * lltot 
Hal 
• tl .i«jir f% 
v A mu 
rowing 
• nu n« 
I'hnlitJ |w 
\i t«» lb* 
'fl-f! 
«if *1 warf • 
lit hi* .i f . j. 
n. \| to '• 
i ’fn I ri 
i» m 1*11 
1 ua toek . 
lint r>«rji 
it the M«i« 
jsanrn t*j 
wmI; 
llir f»ll 
11 «'< |T •** 
U‘ tr* 
■ * t«rM n • 
!%V DIM*? 
•tl **f» ll 
K ftfeawt 
►rtnja »t 
• t in i 
Kturdj ht 
nf elbow 
d* a 
VV t. 
11* tlilo t 
the tail (me* to 
leu 
and tho , 
dwarf* to *l\ in* 
III inn i*ll I. M'd* "o* *« 
■ fi*.. 1 1 
.shall «• pD'd , < 1 1 > 1 *i t u 
...... anwswk f — 
, 
Mil' 1 TI Ki il'U' rvafi 
It^tP h'HHr 
»lo( or phlox' * They wl 
I ■! 1 > i | 'a it 
II make n i*rottj 
i d g lug amt gi 
ina) lioeoic: • 
plants thill IPs 
I low mo o.y 
the dr 
and I- 
H0B , r i.S^ LTtlRAf ' A!,I> DI.TRli>dt. 
I f SS0N51 W CHICAGO SCHOOL* 
ni t>*| « 
of 
r that 
If 11.0 
Plant 
itall 
dr, 
IV 
1 I: 
lota of The nssl 
■bout an lueh deep mid the 
to six In. hew. 
H-honl tr.arher*. will try a 
uardcu Jie»* year? Write u* for *n; ;•>-» 
I ton s. Wo stioll be gln.j to help you in ike 
your garden n «m-r . k if any Pujo 
the will ahoUld Im* very di), git the !"..»* 1 rapk 
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.:• ken It: 
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