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GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS




PRACTICAL ARTS FOR LITTLE GIRLS

A Series Uniform with this Volume

_Each book, illustrated, 75 cents net_


    COOKERY FOR LITTLE GIRLS
    SEWING FOR LITTLE GIRLS
    WORK AND PLAY FOR LITTLE GIRLS
    HOUSEKEEPING FOR LITTLE GIRLS
    GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS

[Illustration: PUZZLE PICTURE,--FIND THE LITTLE GIRL]




GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS

BY

OLIVE HYDE FOSTER

    AUTHOR OF
    "COOKERY FOR LITTLE GIRLS"
    "SEWING FOR LITTLE GIRLS"
    "HOUSEKEEPING FOR LITTLE GIRLS"

[Illustration]

    NEW YORK
    DUFFIELD & COMPANY
    1917




    Copyright, 1916 by
    HOUSE AND GARDEN

    Copyright, 1916, by
    HOUSEWIVES MAGAZINE

    Copyright, 1917, by
    ST. NICHOLAS
    The Century Co.

    Copyright, 1917, by
    COUNTRYSIDE MAGAZINE
    The Independent Co.

    Copyright, 1917, by
    OLIVE HYDE FOSTER




    _DEDICATED TO
    Junior and Allan,
    Two of the dearest children that ever showed
    love for the soil._




Preface


Children take naturally to gardening, and few occupations count so much
for their development,--mental, moral and physical