PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



made sufficiently deep to provide for the boxes of 

 rich soil in which the lily roots are planted. The 

 basin that is not intended for growing aquatic plants 

 may be quite shallow ; but it should have a good, solid 

 foundation beneath the concrete or stone-work, to 

 prevent cracking or sinking. Both the deep and the 

 shallow basins should have a' slightly outward flare 

 at the brim, so that it will not be cracked with sudden 

 freezing; and provision should be made for thor- 

 oughly draining the basins when there is danger of 

 hard freezing. 



Iron basins in various forms, which may be 

 bought at little cost, ready for setting in place, and 

 with iron or terra cotta figures in keeping with the 

 basin and its position in the garden, require very 

 little work except the annual cost of paint necessary 

 to preserve the iron work and give the whole a fresh, 

 well-kept appearance. Low flower planting close 

 around the rim of an iron basin will be desirable to 

 give dignity to what would, otherwise present a frail 

 appearance. For an inexpensive fountain that is 

 easy to install, an iron basin may simply have its 

 central pipe for 1 spouting the water, emerging from a 

 rockery with floating water hyacinths among the 

 stones and the exposed rocks glistening in the fine 

 spray constantly showered over them. 



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