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the colour of the earth beneath it. The study of natural 

 lakes and pools, as, for example, the Silent Pool in Surrey, 

 teaches us, what the garden designer should achieve by 

 proper observation, without the use of coloured tiles or 

 artificial means. We are only now, therefore, upon the 

 borderland of what will be done, and it behoves the dweller 

 in the suburban villa to study reflection in his tanks and 

 water-lily tubs, just as the owner of large parks and grounds 

 should feel inspired to experiment upon his lakes and 

 pools. 



