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people in the ]\Ienzaleh lake district and to many living 

 along the Nile and on the shores of the adjacent 

 rivulets. 



Kissing the sunbeams at the feet of the iris and 

 cat-tails are the floating leaves of the water lilies, 

 spreading their broad, flat surface on the quiet water 

 with a scrupulous regard of ownership in this lily pond. 

 Between the leaves here and there peeps a bud, as if 



TEACH TREES IN A.\ ARKANSAS GARDEN 



ashamed of its own boldness, which by to-morrow will 

 gain courage and unfold its beautiful wax-like petals 

 to be nursed into full bloom beneath the sheltered rays 

 of the warm sunlight. The lily pond, a fresh and 

 cooling oasis, even in a garden of rare flowers, will give 

 the most satisfaction for the least amount of labor of 

 any gardening that can be undertaken. In the fall a 



