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not be much less than 2^ feet 3 feet is best. It 

 should be remembered that the principal charm of such 

 a pool is the marginal planting of moisture-loving vege- 

 tation. This can only be achieved by arranging a 

 margin that is permanently moist, and the pool must 

 therefore be excavated sufficiently wide to allow for 

 this margin. If, for instance, a water area 15 feet 

 wide is desired the excavation will need to be 20 feet ; 

 this will allow 6 inches on each side for concrete, and 

 a 2-feet space all round for moist borders. Having 



SECTION SHOWING CONSTRUCTION OF STREAM OR POND. 



made the excavation, the whole should be concreted 

 as shown in the sectional drawing through such a 

 pond. 



First the outer walls and bottom, then the inner 

 walls, 6 to 9 inches lower in small pools, lower still in 

 the case of large ones. The outer concrete must be 

 impervious to moisture, the inner need be only lightly 

 constructed, as it has only to hold up the soil in the 

 moist margins. It can be built in rough stone if 

 desired, but brick or cement answers the purpose quite 

 as well. Chambers should be built on the bottom for 

 Water Lilies and other true aquatics. The water must 

 be kept at such a level that it is always above the inner 



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