A SMALL WATER GARDEN 373 



Rhododendron album grandiflorum, varieties that do 

 exceedingly well in damp situations and whose 

 white blossoms are most effective with the foliage 

 of the Hemlock and Willow. 



The pots and boxes marked 11 in the plan may 

 be done away with, and good round specimens of 

 Privet used in their stead. Plant beds numbered 

 12 with Lilies, Flags and Funkias. Lilies seem 

 particularly happy near water, especially White 

 Lilies like candidum, speciosum and longiflorum; 

 or the beautiful pink speciosum melpomone. They 

 make a most appropriate setting for a pool; the 

 white and blue Funkias will shelter the Lilies and 

 make a good carpet for their long stems. In these 

 beds alternate clumps of German and Japanese 

 Iris, placing them near the borders two and a half 

 or three feet apart. In beds numbered 13 and 15 

 use Iris in the same way, and in the centre of each 

 bed a specimen of Forsythia viridissima, Rosa Ru- 

 gosa, or Privet might be placed as a background 

 against which to show off White Lilies and Aura- 

 turn Lilies. Fill in these beds with Ferns which 

 are beautiful in the Water Garden and very effec- 

 tive with Lilies; they afford the same shelter that 



