The Water Garden and the Mosquito Problem 



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into a meadow brook which flows close by, and, fearing that perhaps they 

 might at times drain off the water from the pond faster than it would come 

 in, particularly as the brook, only forty feet away, is nearly three feet below 

 the level of the garden, and to guard against any possible loss of water in 

 this way, the whole bottom of the pond was covered with four inches of 

 well-puddled clay. This measure, of course, while it prevented any water 

 from escaping, also ser^'ed to keep out all ground water. So, not wishing 

 to depend entirely upon the rainfall for a supply, a line of two-inch iron 

 pipe was laid from the pond, up to the bed of the small brook several hundred 

 feet, to a pomt where a small dam held the water back about a foot above 

 the level of the garden. This gave an abundance of water at all times, 

 though all that is necessary is just enough to keep the pond fresh and make 

 up for any evaporation. 



At times it may become necessary to draw off the water from the garden, 

 in order to set out new plants or to remove some varieties that are growing 

 too fast and crowding out others. In order to accomplish this, a discharge 

 pipe was run into the bed of the brook, and at its upper end was fastened 



Copyright, 1902. by \Vm. Lyman Underwood 



So near and yet so far 



