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THE AMATEUR'S WATER GARDEN. 



A few Water Lilies, Grasses, and Cat-tails, with such plants as Myriophyllum, 

 Cabomba, etc., will furnish the pond. A few Water Hyacinths are essential in 

 the pond, as the fish will deposit their eggs on the roots of these plants, which 

 are easily lifted out of the water and placed in jars or other vessels to hatch. 



The illustration represents the pond at different seasons of the year. The 

 uppermost picture shows the mode of protection in early fall and spring, a 

 removable frame and sash over the pond protecting the plants from early frosts 

 and prolonging the season. On the approach of winter weather, leaves, salt 

 hay, straw, or similar material are packed around the frame, and the sash is to 

 be covered with straw or straw mats, while a shutter or waterproof canvas is 

 very desirable to keep the materials dry. Then let Dame Nature finish the 

 work as shown in the central picture. On bright sunny days, and during a 

 warm spell, the frame may be partly or wholly uncovered to allow the sun to 

 warm the atmosphere inside and the water, and, as the days lengthen, the 

 covering on the sashes may be dispensed with, and air admitted on bright days. 

 The plants will start into growth and have leaves and flower buds long before 

 our native varieties make their appearance on the surface of the water, and 

 early in summer the water garden will take on an appearance as represented 

 in the lower panel. 



