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and Arums (Calla ^Ethiopica) \ and in tanks of smaller 

 size Aponogeton and Pondeteria. It is quite likely that 

 Nelumbium might be grown as a tank plant in the 

 milder parts of England, but it would not be suitable 

 for dressed ground, as the water would have to be 

 run off in winter and the roots covered with a thick 

 layer of leaves or other material for protection from 

 frost. 



In another chapter a Lily tank is described in a 

 court of beautiful architecture ; but a much more 

 homely enclosure, with plain walls of brick or stone, 

 a large tank and a framing of handsome flower 

 borders, is a delightful thing in the garden. Such a 

 pleasant place is shown in the illustration. 



Here it must be allowed that the unprotected edge 

 gives some impression of danger, but this is still 

 more apparent when a tank is set low in a garden 

 and has a steep turf slope next to it. In this case 

 not only is the mind perturbed but a golden oppor- 

 tunity is wasted. For, by cutting away the slope 

 and a little more, as shown by the dotted line in the 

 upper figure of the diagram, and making a pathway 

 just above the water-level, paved with stone or brick, 

 and putting in a dry wall and two sets of steps for 

 easy access, a little wall-garden may be had on the 

 land side, and on the water side a choice place for 

 moisture-loving plants such as Mimulus and Caltha, 

 Water Forget-me-not, and those Ferns that delight 

 in a place where their roots can suck their fill of 

 water. 



This part of the garden design alone, of tanks in 



