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to Make a Flower Garden 



first planted in May, and by the middle of August the lilies were well in 

 bloom. They may be set out at any time during the summer, but an early 

 start is necessary if they are to flower the same year. 



There is another important and interesting feature of this pond that is 

 of special significance : it has become the home of a large number of beauti- 

 ful goldfish that have thriven and multiplied in its waters ever since the 

 pond was started eight years ago. It is not generally realised, as it should 

 be, that goldfish will live in, our natural northern waters; for, as I shall show, 

 their presence in many small ponds may be of vital importance to us. It 

 is now known that a certain mosquito conveys from man to man the germs 

 of malaria and yellow fever, and it has been found that water is absolutely 

 essential to its life in the earlier stages. The mosquito lays its eggs upon 

 the surface of some quiet pool, where, after a few days, they hatch out, 

 filling the water with thousands of "wigglers," or larvas, and after another 

 transformation eventually become the adult mosquito. To exterminate the 

 mosquitoes, we must destroy their breeding places. Fill up or drain off 

 the pools where the " wigglers " are to be found and, where it is not practicable 



Goldfish feeding on mosqu 



Copyright, 1902, by Wm. Lyman Underwood 



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