The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-05-17
81. 90 A YEAR.
BACK YARD GARDENS
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO BE INTER-
ESTEO IN The WORK

Flower seeds VIII II. Distributed In
the Kansas tity schools mud Prizes
offered For the Rest Adorned Yards
and Lawns.
Many towns and villages are so laid
out that the back yards show up almost
Hs prominently us the front yards. Ii
the former are not looked after. the
whole beauty of the place is spoiled. \
good plan is TO have inexpensive flower
gardens in the back yard and let the
children attend to them. This will not
only help to beuutify the town, but viii
be fun for the little ones and teach
them things about flowers and plants
that will prove of value To them.
DO not make the mistake of select
ing plants difficult to manage. Choose
the harder sorts those which have
the reputation of being able to take
care of themselves pretty we'll Keep
the soil open about them. If this is
done, you may have II very good sub
stitute for the garden which possibly
YOU have seen growing under more ia
yorable conditions. Encourage the
children to work In II daily. Flowers
are safe companions
The womens auxiliary of the Manu-.
facturcrs' association of Kansas city
has undertaken Il new effort in the di-
rcction of mulSng that city good
place 20 live in. says the Kansas city
Star. The members Of the auxiliary
propose TO interest school children In
crusade 10 adorn the back yards.
windows ana lawns with growing
howers. They have secured the co
operation of the school board to the
extent that the schooltcachcrs may be
USED rs an Instrument 10 curry out
the desired end The teachers will Sc
cure the names of the pupils in the
primary grades who will pledge them,
selves TO plant the seed ana care for
the plants.
Packages OF seed VIII be distributed
among the school children at the uumi
nal price of 1t cent package. Special
prizes will be offered for the premises
showing the best Improvement MS the
result OF the rhildr,u's efforts in hor.
culture. In eases Whcr" the premises
are too small 20 Afford ground space for
the cultivation of the LpWrrS prizes
will he given tor winuuN uuAus show
Ing the prcttiest flowers.
Ii may be that the plan will work out
to such an extent that an exhibition OF
the flowers grown by the school chill
drcn can be made In some OF the school
rooms soon after the opening Of school
next fan The members Of the auxiliary
are actively at work pcrfcCtng the de
tails Of this scheme. They expect to
hnve the seeds ready for distribution
within very short time. as soon as Ii
would be cxpedieut to begin flower Cul-
ture.
Special attention will be given to
downtown districts, with view to
putting little touch of nature In the
gloomy corners where squalor and tilth
now prcdominatc; but, while the pri-
mury object Is to make the b0re aud
forbidding parts Of the city blossom,
yet the movement Will be carried out
IN all its details In all parts of the city
w ll'If N'Ibpl tllAlilth Gun Nv lil'l'HAfl
in the new project.
The plan has been successfully work
ed on II large scale IN Il number Of cit
les IN the country Of much less pOpuIa-
tiun than Kansas city. The annual
flower show at Convention hail has
aroused Il widespread interest in the
growth Of hnc flowers aud plants, and
the movement now begun by the wOm-
ems auxiliary will take the interest to
circles that would scarcely feel COmpe-
tent to enter the lists for competition
in the more elaborate mission Of the
big flower show
Some Of the seeds that will be dis
tributcd by the auxiliary are those Of
flowers and plants that were so fnmil-
lar IN more or less rural districts ten
or "A dozen years ngu Tn" liz; includes
balsam. bachelors buttons cuIcndula,
calliopsis California poppics, four
o'cIocks, murigold. morning gorirs. pc
tuuias, ycrbeuus aud many other va
rirtics.