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event he might excavate a backwater, say with 

 an extension in the form of a bay, as shown 

 in the illustration (Fig. 50). 



By this means he would obtain a piece of 

 running water (A), and a piece (B) more or 

 less stagnant, but 

 not so stagnant as to 

 require any special 

 device for changing 

 it. The depth need 

 not exceed eighteen 

 inches. The island 

 C would be useful 

 for treatment with 

 bold waterside 

 plants, and the mar- 

 gins of the back- 

 water and pond 

 could accommodate 

 others of less sturdy growth. Clear spaces 

 should be left for access to the water's edge and 

 to permit of the plants being seen. A small 

 collection of dwarf hybrid nympheas may be 

 established In the pond B and in the backwater, 

 with which might be associated our common 

 native pond lily. Other plants may be added If 



Fig. 50. — A water garden 



