THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



is a common fault with many little ponds 

 built on naturalistic lines. It is difficult to 

 make the irregular banks water-tight unless 

 a great deal of cement is used, and if one 

 uses much cement the pond ceases to look 

 natural. Sometimes puddled clay is used 

 for this purpose, but it is never very sat- 

 isfactory, for it discolors the water and 

 gradually washes away. 



A garden pool is most satisfactory if 

 treated frankly as an artificial accessory 

 and made on symmetrical lines. It is 

 most difficult to make a natural pond 

 whose naturalness will not look forced. 

 Too often we see them with shores broken 

 up into into many meaningless bays and 

 miniature promontories, with natural rocks 

 sticking out promiscuously. Large ponds 

 for public parks and estates of some size 

 may in truth be very effective if modelled 

 after natural lines, but their shape should 

 be of the simple sort, for the chief charm of 

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