. Gardens and their meaning, by Dora Williams. School gardens. THE ART OF MAKING THINGS GROW 109 perfectly at home in school gardens. One or two plants of each kind are enough to practice upon if lack of room pre- vents having more. Every one of these shrubs, however, rebels against shiftlessness and will not put up with neglect. Space must also be saved for a few fruit trees. Nobody can be blind to the ad- vance that is being made ever}' year in the abundance and perfection of Amer- ican fruit. Much of our best fruit is sent across the water, and our fruit farms are the admiration of vis- ito
. Gardens and their meaning, by Dora Williams. School gardens. THE ART OF MAKING THINGS GROW 109 perfectly at home in school gardens. One or two plants of each kind are enough to practice upon if lack of room pre- vents having more. Every one of these shrubs, however, rebels against shiftlessness and will not put up with neglect. Space must also be saved for a few fruit trees. Nobody can be blind to the ad- vance that is being made ever}' year in the abundance and perfection of Amer- ican fruit. Much of our best fruit is sent across the water, and our fruit farms are the admiration of vis- itors from abroad. A miniature orchard will give young people a chance to learn some of the secrets of prac- tical, up-to-date fruit culture. The nurseryman sets out his trees and shrubs early in April. Accordingly, by that time the trenches must be ready and waiting. A little tree requires a trench at least three feet wide and two feet deep. The gardener be- gins by filling the bottom of the trench with earth ; this he fairly saturates with water. Next he brings out one by one the treelings, whose roots during transportation have been kept so carefully wrapped in damp matting or straw. They. A FUTURE OKCHARDIST. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Williams, Dora. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn and company
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