. Among School Gardens . flowers and rough leafage,—new importa-tions that threaten our garden kingdoms,—whileour own evil poison ivy frequently crops up.* On farms and large areas, special means maybe used to eradicate certain weeds, as sprayingfor wild mustard. There are some chemical prepa-rations that used insmall quantities willkill weeds in walksand grass and yetnot injure the only absoluteremedy since allgardening began isfrequent tillage. Ontiny plots the cul-tivating stick, on small beds the hoe; on largerplots the wheelplow and on large tracts of landthe horse or traction
. Among School Gardens . flowers and rough leafage,—new importa-tions that threaten our garden kingdoms,—whileour own evil poison ivy frequently crops up.* On farms and large areas, special means maybe used to eradicate certain weeds, as sprayingfor wild mustard. There are some chemical prepa-rations that used insmall quantities willkill weeds in walksand grass and yetnot injure the only absoluteremedy since allgardening began isfrequent tillage. Ontiny plots the cul-tivating stick, on small beds the hoe; on largerplots the wheelplow and on large tracts of landthe horse or traction machine are needed. Theweeds are not easily discouraged; they neverlose heart entirely; they die game; if they canthave the best, they will take up with the poorest .. . in all cases they will make the most of their under poisonous plants; consequently it is well to warn the childrennot to put any part of it into their mouths * See note at end of this chapter for this plant and for popularnames of common weeds. 214. First Years Growth of Broad-leaved Dock AN interlude: some garden weeds opportunities*—and herein lies tiie only speckof morality in weeds. When you are fightingthem, if you let them get the best of you theyare a giant rabble, or a low-down, back-breaking,pestiferous crew. They even tell tales, for bytheir growth they tell the experienced eye whatsort of discipline—or care—the garden has had. POISON IVY (Poison ivy, poison vine, poison creeper, mercury or markry andthree leaved ivy, usually climbing or trailing but sometimes erectin growth.) Teach the children it has three leaflets while the wood-bine or Virginia creeper, forwhich it is often mistaken, hasfive. The ivy has masses ofwhite berries standing out al-most straight from its stem;the woodbine has smaller clus-ters of deep purple berriesthat droop. Birds spread theivy seeds so that it may ap-pear in the school garden insections where it is commonin fields and pastures or alongthe roadside. Poison i
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