BO "DEM, 



Vol. V. 



82.00 A YEAR. 



24 Numbers. 



CHICAGO, MAY 15, 1897. 



Single Copy 

 10 Cents. 



No. 113. 





A POND OF AQUATICS. 



Aquatics. 



A POND OF AQUATICS. 



But a few seasons ago the space now 

 occupied by the aquatic pond shown in 

 the engraving was a tract of boggy, un- 

 sightly and apparently worthless land, 

 and the picture shows how such an unde- 

 sirable place can be transformed into a 

 spot of surpassing loveliness. The charm- 

 ing effects presented on the margin are 

 produced by the judicious planting of bog 

 loving shrubs and herbaceous plants. 



The pond illustrated was constructed 

 and planted in Clifton, N. J., by Mr. Wm. 

 Tricker, a specialist, but similar effects 

 can be produced at a moderate cost by 

 any one having water available. And it 



is not necessary to have the tender aqua- 

 tics. There is a large list of bard3' water 

 lilies and the bog loving shrubs and 

 plants used are mostly hardy natives. 

 Materials for effective planting on the 

 margin of a pond can be gathered from 

 the marshes or from the margins of nat- 

 ural ponds if the plants are properly lifted 

 for transplanting, though it is generally 

 the cheapest in the end to obtain the 

 plants from the specialists who better 

 understand the proper methods of gath- 

 ering and the right time to hunt for desir- 

 able specimens. But when some experi- 

 ence with this class of plants has been 

 had additions can be made through per- 

 sonal collecting, and tramps afield in 

 search of desirable specimens of native 

 bog plants will be found exceedingly 

 interesting. 



The Flower Garden. 



PLANTS IN BLOOM MAY 1ST. 



Since my notes of the 15th of April the 

 spring flowers have improved greatly, 

 and many more interesting little beauties 

 have made their appearance. The month 

 of April has been an exceptionally dry 

 one, scarcely any rain the whole month. 

 On the 20th and 21st a heavy frost paid 

 us a visit, the thermometer registering 

 21°. We feared for our narcissi, but 

 they came out all right, although they 

 were in full flower. The only things that 

 were hurt were the garden lilies, the spe- 

 ciosum varieties suffering the most. It is 

 wonderful how much frost these spring 



