New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-11
GARDENING EXHIBIT
Farm Implements and Products the
WOrk of Students.

Il the statement OF an eminent nerve specialist
that digging in the earth IS infalble remedy for
every variety OF mental disturbance. al members
Of the summer class in childrens school gardening
at New York University may hope TO escape suf-
feTing from such causes, even should fate decree
that the earth they dig is 10 be contained in
a window box Cor they will know just how TO do II
in order 70 obtain TIE beet results The box Will
he 81 exactly the right size and shape the plants
best suited TO the particular amount OF sunshine
available will no selected and they viii receive lust
the kind OF soil needed. and never more or ISIS
water than is good for their health. The class has
given more attention than usual 10 window boxes
this year. and each member has made one which
was included among the other articles from the
workshop shown al the final exhibit yesterday In
the six weeks which the farm course covers the
Students, many Of whom have never used tools
before. learn to make articles required by the
skilful gardener. They 10 have special tools.
hut only those possessed by every farmer and by
nearly every one living IN the country They arc
taught 10 lie TCsourccful and this year they have
made an arrangement fer weighing soils TO be used
in the absence OF scales. II Is the simplest imagi
nable continuance, consisting Of a rod balanced on
an upright piece of wood. and the weights are Of
sand. Some drawing also comes into the course as
each one Is expected 10 make a plan 81 a school
garden. and one student who had had some previous
practice In the art Of delineation supplemented tho
map by drawings % all the things made IN the
apart from the regular domestic course as fl is
considered desirable that those who produce good
vegetables SHOULD know how 10 hiring them 20 the
table In as palatahle form as possible The class
has enjoyed one vegetarian dinner in the CRANE
srbor. which was entirely the result Of their ou1,
toll
Those who have taken this course Will carry
many benefits 10 the children whom they nav
afterward teach. Henry O Parsons It's director.
says hygenic facts be most forcibly presented
by means OF the school gardens. for the eject %
prvation plants Is just the same as on children
The exhibit included young bean plants that
had been treated alike IN every respect I'm tha
matter Of air one being planted in coarse 50 "
dust, which permitted free circulation Of air
about the roots, and the other IN a finer sawdust.
that packed more closely together. The one i'm the
fine saWdust. while II looked quite healthy. was
smaller than that in the coarse. Two other plants
were grown under exactly the same conditions ex-
oept that one was in larger box than the other
In this case the plant that had suffered privatiou
though smaller than its more fortunate neighhor
had reached maturity earlier which invariby
happens. says Mr.. Parsons. children who arc
insufhciently nourished. To show the result OF
insuftciency Of light. drain pipe had been
; placed over healthy lettuce. - continued 10
grow, all it's lower leaves. while one that
4 had been surrounded ny a sim higher pine wa.
! quite dead Lettuces in a satisfactory state OF
/ health were growing all around in the same soil
the only difference being that their supply OF sun
) shine had not been restricted