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to justify its introduction into scenery even when 

 the water must be supplied by some prosaic pump. 

 The pump, however, should be located in the city 

 waterworks or some distant building or hidden 

 underground, and the water come from an unseen 

 source and be given the appearance of a natural 

 flow. 



STREAMS 



The water from springs unites with surface water 

 from rains and snow to. form at first small streams, 

 which in turn unite to form larger ones, and these 

 again unite to form rivers. Small streams, known 

 as rivulets, brooks, creeks, and runs, are very inter- 

 esting features when they exist as nature made them. 

 They are not only interesting in a landscape, but 

 they frequently have waterfalls and rapids that make 

 sounds pleasing to the ear. When first discovered, 

 they are supplied with clear water as a rule and are 

 bordered with vegetation which includes mosses, 

 liverworts, many kinds of herbaceous plants, vines, 

 and overhanging bushes. Sometimes they spread 

 out to form placid pools, and again they are crowded 

 in narrow gorges through which they rush with great 

 energy. Such clear limpid streams usually are found 

 in the country, seldom in a village or a city, but they 



