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fortunate enough to have a stream through 

 their garden the task will be easy, for then 

 all that is necessary to do is to remove the 

 soil to a depth of about 3 feet, where these 

 boggy spots are required, and fill the hollow 

 so made with about 6 inches of coarse stones, a 

 little charcoal, and a compost made up of about 

 equal parts of peat and fibrous loam, with a 

 little sand and broken stones added. If there 

 is difficulty in procuring peat, leaf-mould will 

 do, but peat is to be preferred. The course of 

 the stream should then be directed in such 

 a way that it flows through the spots so 

 prepared ; and in order that the water may 

 be evenly distributed, it is well to divide up 

 the stream into several smaller channels, thereby 

 ensuring the thorough percolation of the soil, 

 and the maintenance of constant moisture all 

 over these marshy spots. Sink the bog garden 

 slightly below the level of the surrounding 

 ground, in order that it may catch all the 

 surface moisture from the rockwork adjoining. 

 As many of these spots as desired can be 

 made by directing the course of the stream 

 from one to the other. It is, however, a 



