PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



larvas, and by growing sub-aquatic plants in the lake, 

 the giant water weed, Anacharis Canadensia, and the 

 eel gr&ss,Vallisneria spiralis,we can aerate the water 

 and keep it free from impurities. After attending 

 to these practical details, we can show the ancient 

 garden architects how to accomplish wonders in 

 introducing water just where it is wanted by 

 means of hydraulic rams, numerous, inventions that 

 enable us to pump and store water, and quaint con- 

 trivances that make it possible to have the spouting 

 waters of our lakes colored by electricity. In no 

 other country in the world are splendid water fea- 

 tures brought within the reach of the modest home, 

 at slight expense, as in the United States. 



Take, for instance, the introduction of the lake 

 pavilion, where it is possible to find rest and amuse- 

 ment in the midst of rippling water, with overhang- 

 ing roof for shade, and the fragrance and beauty of 

 flowers and vines trailing up the lattice enclosure. 

 The water summer-house, fitted up with rain-proof 

 closets and cabinets for books and fancy work ma- 

 terial, or for following one's talent in art, literature, 

 or music, need not be a costly affair, even when sta- 

 tioned far out in the garden lake. The little screened 

 summer-house in the form of a tea; room either 

 stationary or floating on the water is another of 

 the newer conceptions that are finding favor in 



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