IMPORTANCE OP WATER IN GARDENING. 



h\(rh, oonstrurtt'tl in the stronp^cst manner, of oak timber, and bolted witli 1-inch iron, 

 an<l plaiik.vl ami lined with lead, — resisting at the bottom a pressure of about 

 85,000 pounds. I was induced to accumulate the water in this expensive manner, to 

 obtain ijreat pressure in the pipes to prevent the r/athrriitr/ of Hcdimcnt arid air — to 

 supply baths and water closets in the house, and jots d'eau and fountains in tlie 

 garden and grounds. 



From the bottom the water is conducted by 2-inch iron pipes, 3.J feet below the 

 sod, and lateral pipes of lead, varying in size, to supply hydrants for root culture, 

 irrigation, the cattle yard, stable, the garden, the house and fountains. The water 

 tower occupies a conspicuous position and is highly ornamental. The results are so 

 satisfactory and beneficial, that I should recommend similar improvements wherever 

 they can be made. 



[Blithewood, as most of our readers know, is one of the most charming country 

 residences in America. It forms the frontispiece embellishment to Dowxing's 

 " Landscape Gardening and Rural Architecture," and Mr. Downing says of it : " We 

 can recall no place of moderate extent where nature and tasteful art are both so 

 prodigal of beauty and so harmonious in effect." We are happy to be able to offer 

 the example and experience of the proprietor of such a place, on a subject so impor- 

 tant as that of water. — Ed.] 



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