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Harts-tongue shows where the hidden pipe deHvers 

 the water into the tank. 



Then in such places it is pleasant to make rough 

 seats of wood or stone. The wooden seat in the 

 picture looks very rugged, but is better to sit on than 

 it appears to be, and after all the purpose of a seat 

 in such a place is only as an occasional perch. Still, 

 if it is the right height, and the back has the right 

 slope, and the rail across comes at the proper place — 

 in this case it was too high when the photograph was 

 done and was lowered four inches — a fair amount of 

 comfort may be secured. The Ivy took very kindly 

 to this rough seat, wreathing the stumps, and, later, 

 the supports of the back rail. Another seat was built 

 of stone in an adjoining bit of garden, with a low 

 back against a bank. On the top of the bank tufts of 

 Thyme were planted that came bushing out and over 

 the edge of the stone, and made a living cushion 

 that was not only pleasantly restful but delightfully 

 fragrant. 



Plants for Bog-Garden 



In Tubs 



Nymphcea pygmcEa. Nymphaa Helvola. 



Pondeteria cordata. Aponogeton distachyon. 



Butomus palustris. 



In Bog or Damp Ground 



(Saxifraga aizoides. ( Nierembergia rivularis. 



Rhexia virginica. < Myosotis palustris. 



Narthecium ossifragum. \ Nephrodium Thelipteris. 



