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3. Why should the lawn slope gently from the house? 
4. Tell how to prepare a good soil for the lawn. 
5. Why should walks and flower beds be laid out before 
planting the home grounds? 
6. Explain two ways of starting Bermuda grass on the lawn. 
7. What plants make desirable screens to hide undesirable 
views? 
8. Tell how to make a rose garden. 
9. What plants do well when planted around the border of 
the house? 
10. Tell how to make a round, oblong, and ribbon flower bed. 
11. What plants are used in marking property lines? 
12. Name several common shade trees in your district. 
13. When is the best time to set shade trees? Tell how to set 
a shade tree. 
14. When is a lawn or school ground well kept? 
PRACTICAL WORK 
Exercise 1 
Object: To plant trees on the school grounds. 
Material: Shade trees, shovels, spades, tapeline, a wagon, and 
a sharp knife. 
Procedure: Locate the places where the trees are to be set. 
Dig the holes for them, and have some rich garden soil and place 
it near each excavation for use in planting the trees. Secure 
the trees from the woods or nursery. Care should be taken not 
to let their roots dry out. In setting the trees, place them in 
the holes prepared for them and set them a little deeper than 
they stood in their original home. In setting, work the loam 
soil in well around the roots and firm or pack it down. The 
last few inches of soil placed about the tree should be left loose 
to serve as a mulch. In transplanting it is a good plan to water 
the trees. Do not use fresh manure or other rubbish in the 
holes made for the trees. 
Exercise 2 
Object: To plant flowers on the school grounds. 
Materials: Flower seed, garden implements, and a yardstick. 
Procedure: 1. Lay out the beds where the flowers are to be 
planted and prepare them for the seed. 
