BY

ELLEN EDDY SHAW

1911

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

PART I—THE GARDEN CLUB

I

THE GARDEN CLUB

II

THE BOYS' GARDEN DIFFICULTIES

III

THE GIRLS' SECRET

IV

GARDEN EXPERIMENTS PERFORMED INDOORS

PETER'S GERMINATING TABLE

GEORGE'S TABLE

PETER'S GERMINATING TABLE

GEORGE'S TABLE

MYRON'S SEED-ESTIMATE TABLE

GARDEN EXPERIMENTS PERFORMED INDOORS

PETER'S GERMINATING TABLE

GEORGE'S TABLE

PETER'S GERMINATING TABLE

GEORGE'S TABLE

MYRON'S SEED-ESTIMATE TABLE

V

THE WORKSHOP END OF THE GARDEN

PETER'S OUTDOOR PLANTING TABLE

DRAWING I

DRAWING II

DRAWING III

DRAWING IV

This very simple plan of a garden, used by The Chief, has in it the essentials for all your garden plan drawing. Follow each step as the boys did and you will be able to make a drawing of your own garden.

A sturdy dibber. This needs no directions for the making. The cut tells the story.

WORKING SKETCH OF HOTBED Jack's working drawing of his hotbed. This was to serve for a coldframe temporarily.

A heavy stake like this one, Jack used in marking off his drills. It is adapted to just such work.

Made of hard wood this reel will last forever.

This looks like a pretentious piece of woodwork for a lad to make. George did not think so. The construction is simple. Note the good lines.

PETER'S OUTDOOR PLANTING TABLE

DRAWING I

DRAWING II

DRAWING III

DRAWING IV

This very simple plan of a garden, used by The Chief, has in it the essentials for all your garden plan drawing. Follow each step as the boys did and you will be able to make a drawing of your own garden.

A sturdy dibber. This needs no directions for the making. The cut tells the story.

WORKING SKETCH OF HOTBED Jack's working drawing of his hotbed. This was to serve for a coldframe temporarily.

A heavy stake like this one, Jack used in marking off his drills. It is adapted to just such work.

Made of hard wood this reel will last forever.

This looks like a pretentious piece of woodwork for a lad to make. George did not think so. The construction is simple. Note the good lines.

THE WORKSHOP END OF THE GARDEN

PETER'S OUTDOOR PLANTING TABLE

DRAWING I

DRAWING II

DRAWING III

DRAWING IV

This very simple plan of a garden, used by The Chief, has in it the essentials for all your garden plan drawing. Follow each step as the boys did and you will be able to make a drawing of your own garden.

A sturdy dibber. This needs no directions for the making. The cut tells the story.

WORKING SKETCH OF HOTBED Jack's working drawing of his hotbed. This was to serve for a coldframe temporarily.

A heavy stake like this one, Jack used in marking off his drills. It is adapted to just such work.

Made of hard wood this reel will last forever.

This looks like a pretentious piece of woodwork for a lad to make. George did not think so. The construction is simple. Note the good lines.

PETER'S OUTDOOR PLANTING TABLE

DRAWING I

DRAWING II

DRAWING III

DRAWING IV

This very simple plan of a garden, used by The Chief, has in it the essentials for all your garden plan drawing. Follow each step as the boys did and you will be able to make a drawing of your own garden.

A sturdy dibber. This needs no directions for the making. The cut tells the story.

WORKING SKETCH OF HOTBED Jack's working drawing of his hotbed. This was to serve for a coldframe temporarily.

A heavy stake like this one, Jack used in marking off his drills. It is adapted to just such work.

Made of hard wood this reel will last forever.

This looks like a pretentious piece of woodwork for a lad to make. George did not think so. The construction is simple. Note the good lines.

VI

WHAT THE GIRLS MADE WINTER EVENINGS

PATTERN FOR SEED ENVELOPE Katharine made this seed envelope of rather stiff paper So it was of real service

Such labels as these, made of thin wood, serve as plant labels as well as being useful in the outdoor garden.

Josephine's box had too limited a drainage area

Make a flat like this one of Eloise's and so provide plenty of drainage space

This is the basket made and used by Katharine. It is a gathering basket just right for fruit and short-stemmed flowers

Gnomon pattern just one-half actual size

A pot-rest like the above is worth making because it lasts

From the ruler you can read off the exact size of the jardinière

Helena used a scale of ½ inch in the construction of this jardinière So the plan is very easy to work from

PATTERN FOR SEED ENVELOPE Katharine made this seed envelope of rather stiff paper So it was of real service

Such labels as these, made of thin wood, serve as plant labels as well as being useful in the outdoor garden.

Josephine's box had too limited a drainage area

Make a flat like this one of Eloise's and so provide plenty of drainage space

This is the basket made and used by Katharine. It is a gathering basket just right for fruit and short-stemmed flowers

Gnomon pattern just one-half actual size

A pot-rest like the above is worth making because it lasts

From the ruler you can read off the exact size of the jardinière

Helena used a scale of ½ inch in the construction of this jardinière So the plan is very easy to work from

WHAT THE GIRLS MADE WINTER EVENINGS

PATTERN FOR SEED ENVELOPE Katharine made this seed envelope of rather stiff paper So it was of real service

Such labels as these, made of thin wood, serve as plant labels as well as being useful in the outdoor garden.

Josephine's box had too limited a drainage area

Make a flat like this one of Eloise's and so provide plenty of drainage space

This is the basket made and used by Katharine. It is a gathering basket just right for fruit and short-stemmed flowers

Gnomon pattern just one-half actual size

A pot-rest like the above is worth making because it lasts

From the ruler you can read off the exact size of the jardinière

Helena used a scale of ½ inch in the construction of this jardinière So the plan is very easy to work from

PATTERN FOR SEED ENVELOPE Katharine made this seed envelope of rather stiff paper So it was of real service

Such labels as these, made of thin wood, serve as plant labels as well as being useful in the outdoor garden.

Josephine's box had too limited a drainage area

Make a flat like this one of Eloise's and so provide plenty of drainage space

This is the basket made and used by Katharine. It is a gathering basket just right for fruit and short-stemmed flowers

Gnomon pattern just one-half actual size

A pot-rest like the above is worth making because it lasts

From the ruler you can read off the exact size of the jardinière

Helena used a scale of ½ inch in the construction of this jardinière So the plan is very easy to work from

VII

IMPROVING THE SCHOOL GROUNDS

VIII

MYRON'S STRAWBERRY BED

Photographs by Edward Mahoney

The Way the Chief Taught His Boys to Handle Tools

The crosses show where Myron set the strawberry plants. The dotted lines signify the plantings of succession crops

Photographs by Edward Mahoney

The Way the Chief Taught His Boys to Handle Tools

The crosses show where Myron set the strawberry plants. The dotted lines signify the plantings of succession crops

MYRON'S STRAWBERRY BED

Photographs by Edward Mahoney

The Way the Chief Taught His Boys to Handle Tools

The crosses show where Myron set the strawberry plants. The dotted lines signify the plantings of succession crops

Photographs by Edward Mahoney

The Way the Chief Taught His Boys to Handle Tools

The crosses show where Myron set the strawberry plants. The dotted lines signify the plantings of succession crops

IX

JACK'S ALL-ROUND GARDEN

X

ALBERT AND JAY'S DRAINAGE PROBLEM.

Photograph by H.L. Schultz

Jay's Tile Drain Converted a Swamp Into a Garden

Photograph by H.L. Schultz

Jay's Tile Drain Converted a Swamp Into a Garden

ALBERT AND JAY'S DRAINAGE PROBLEM.

Photograph by H.L. Schultz

Jay's Tile Drain Converted a Swamp Into a Garden

Photograph by H.L. Schultz

Jay's Tile Drain Converted a Swamp Into a Garden

XI

GEORGE'S CABBAGE TROUBLES

Picture this as the ditch George dug right above his garden. The water passed through the side slopes away from the garden.

GEORGE'S CABBAGE TROUBLES

Picture this as the ditch George dug right above his garden. The water passed through the side slopes away from the garden.

XII

PETER, POTATOES, AND PROFIT

XIII

PHILIP'S BACKYARD

Photograph by Mary H. Northend.

Philip's Backyard Made Beautiful by Annuals and Quick-growing Vines.

Photograph by Mary H. Northend.

Philip's Backyard Made Beautiful by Annuals and Quick-growing Vines.

PHILIP'S BACKYARD

Photograph by Mary H. Northend.

Philip's Backyard Made Beautiful by Annuals and Quick-growing Vines.

Photograph by Mary H. Northend.

Philip's Backyard Made Beautiful by Annuals and Quick-growing Vines.

XIV

THE CORN CONTEST

XV

THE GIRLS' SECRET WORK

Diagram: Scale ⅛ in.-1 ft. Note the proportional amount of grass space in the girls' garden. Observe, too, that it is the centre of interest.

THE FLOWER TIME-TABLE

Diagram: Scale ⅛ in.-1 ft. Note the proportional amount of grass space in the girls' garden. Observe, too, that it is the centre of interest.

THE FLOWER TIME-TABLE

THE GIRLS' SECRET WORK

Diagram: Scale ⅛ in.-1 ft. Note the proportional amount of grass space in the girls' garden. Observe, too, that it is the centre of interest.

THE FLOWER TIME-TABLE

Diagram: Scale ⅛ in.-1 ft. Note the proportional amount of grass space in the girls' garden. Observe, too, that it is the centre of interest.

THE FLOWER TIME-TABLE

XVI

MORE ABOUT THE GIRLS' WORK.

THE BULB STORY 1. Ample Drainage 2. Depth of Planting 3. Perfect Root Development 4. Ready to Come to the Light Photographs by H.E. Angell and Henry Schultz.

LIST OF BULBS BY COLOURS

MORE ABOUT THE GIRLS' WORK.

THE BULB STORY 1. Ample Drainage 2. Depth of Planting 3. Perfect Root Development 4. Ready to Come to the Light Photographs by H.E. Angell and Henry Schultz.

LIST OF BULBS BY COLOURS

XVII

THE GIRLS' WINTER WORK.

XVIII

THE GRAND WIND-UP—GIRLS VS. BOYS

PART II

THE CHIEF'S GARDEN TALKS

I

THE SOIL

Constant Cultivation of the Soil Saved George's Cabbages Photograph by Karl W. Helmer

THE SOIL

Constant Cultivation of the Soil Saved George's Cabbages Photograph by Karl W. Helmer

II

PLANT FOOD

III

SEEDS

PER CENT. OF GERMINATION

INDOOR PLANTING TIME-TABLE

PER CENT. OF GERMINATION

INDOOR PLANTING TIME-TABLE

SEEDS

PER CENT. OF GERMINATION

INDOOR PLANTING TIME-TABLE

PER CENT. OF GERMINATION

INDOOR PLANTING TIME-TABLE

IV

THE PLANT ITSELF

V

INCREASING PLANTS

VI

GARDEN OPERATIONS

From this plan see the scheme of trenching. Top soil from AA' is carted to EE'. Then the top soil from BB' goes into AA'. Continue this method and see that the soil on EE' finally goes into trench DD'. So all the top soil in this given area is worked over and is still kept on top.

Jack's Rake Handle as a Measuring Stick

Albert Sowing Large Seeds Singly

Photographs by Edward Mahoney

From this plan see the scheme of trenching. Top soil from AA' is carted to EE'. Then the top soil from BB' goes into AA'. Continue this method and see that the soil on EE' finally goes into trench DD'. So all the top soil in this given area is worked over and is still kept on top.

Jack's Rake Handle as a Measuring Stick

Albert Sowing Large Seeds Singly

Photographs by Edward Mahoney

GARDEN OPERATIONS

From this plan see the scheme of trenching. Top soil from AA' is carted to EE'. Then the top soil from BB' goes into AA'. Continue this method and see that the soil on EE' finally goes into trench DD'. So all the top soil in this given area is worked over and is still kept on top.

Jack's Rake Handle as a Measuring Stick

Albert Sowing Large Seeds Singly

Photographs by Edward Mahoney

From this plan see the scheme of trenching. Top soil from AA' is carted to EE'. Then the top soil from BB' goes into AA'. Continue this method and see that the soil on EE' finally goes into trench DD'. So all the top soil in this given area is worked over and is still kept on top.

Jack's Rake Handle as a Measuring Stick

Albert Sowing Large Seeds Singly

Photographs by Edward Mahoney

VII

COMMON WEEDS

VIII

GARDEN PESTS

KEROSENE EMULSION

BORDEAUX MIXTURE

WHALE OIL SOAP HOT WATER SOLUTION

KEROSENE EMULSION

BORDEAUX MIXTURE

WHALE OIL SOAP HOT WATER SOLUTION

GARDEN PESTS

KEROSENE EMULSION

BORDEAUX MIXTURE

WHALE OIL SOAP HOT WATER SOLUTION

KEROSENE EMULSION

BORDEAUX MIXTURE

WHALE OIL SOAP HOT WATER SOLUTION

IX

VEGETABLE CULTURE

Elizabeth Sowing Small Seed From the Package. Photograph by Helen W. Cook.

VEGETABLE CULTURE

Elizabeth Sowing Small Seed From the Package. Photograph by Helen W. Cook.

X

FLOWER CULTURE

XI

THE WILD-FLOWER GARDEN

XII

LANDSCAPE GARDENING

PHILIP'S SHRUB TABLE

GARDEN OF CONSTANT BLOOM BY MONTHS

WATER AND BOG PLANTS

FOUR WATER-LILIES FOR BEGINNERS

PHILIP'S SHRUB TABLE

GARDEN OF CONSTANT BLOOM BY MONTHS

WATER AND BOG PLANTS

FOUR WATER-LILIES FOR BEGINNERS

WATER-LILIES FOR SMALL PONDS

TREE TABLE

LANDSCAPE GARDENING

PHILIP'S SHRUB TABLE

GARDEN OF CONSTANT BLOOM BY MONTHS

WATER AND BOG PLANTS

FOUR WATER-LILIES FOR BEGINNERS

PHILIP'S SHRUB TABLE

GARDEN OF CONSTANT BLOOM BY MONTHS

WATER AND BOG PLANTS

FOUR WATER-LILIES FOR BEGINNERS

WATER-LILIES FOR SMALL PONDS

TREE TABLE

XIII

HOW BOYS AND GIRLS CAN MAKE MONEY FROM THEIR GARDENS

Photograph by W.H. Jenkins

Myron Transplanting his Long-rooted Strawberry Plants.

Photograph by Helen W. Cooke

Katherine Transplanting Her Flowers by a Method of Lifting.

Photograph by W.H. Jenkins

Myron Transplanting his Long-rooted Strawberry Plants.

Photograph by Helen W. Cooke

Katherine Transplanting Her Flowers by a Method of Lifting.

HOW BOYS AND GIRLS CAN MAKE MONEY FROM THEIR GARDENS

Photograph by W.H. Jenkins

Myron Transplanting his Long-rooted Strawberry Plants.

Photograph by Helen W. Cooke

Katherine Transplanting Her Flowers by a Method of Lifting.

Photograph by W.H. Jenkins

Myron Transplanting his Long-rooted Strawberry Plants.

Photograph by Helen W. Cooke

Katherine Transplanting Her Flowers by a Method of Lifting.