Water in the Formal Garden. 



149 



than a tank of 

 three or four feet 

 in depth with 

 only a few inches 

 of water in the 

 bottom, the more 

 so as its walls 

 are apt to be 

 slimy. When 

 water is scarce 

 in rainless 

 seasons this may 

 be unavoidable, 

 but there is little 

 excuse for a per- 

 m a n e n 1 1 y low 

 level, which is 



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usually the result of placing 

 the inlet and outlet too low 

 in the wall of the pool. At 

 Morton House, Hatfield, Mr. 

 A. Winter Rose has set in 

 a paved court a round pool 

 which groups pleasantly with 

 the loggia and a statue in 

 its niche (Fig. 190). The 

 shapes which garden pools 

 can take are almost endless 

 in their possible variety, but 

 it is usually well to be 

 satisfied with simple forms. 

 The illustrations of this 

 chapter show rectangles in 

 various proportions, which 

 are generally dictated by 

 the paved court or grass 

 plat in which they are set. 

 Two types of oblongs with 

 curved ends are illustrated, 

 from the gardens of Wootton 

 Lodge, Staffordshire, and 



