"The opportunity to introduce such elaborate fountains and combinations 

 o) pools and cascades as are seen abroad does not often occur in this country; and 

 where water is used, some regard must generally be paid to the presence of the 

 water-metre. A pool or basin of standing water, as in the old Egyptian gardens, 

 will, however, serve to grow aquatic plants, and to add that touch of life to the 

 scene which can best be given by reflections from the surface of a pool. Indeed, 

 the charming effects that can be obtained at comparatively slight expense by the 

 judicious use of a small basin make water one of the most useful accessories of 

 the garden." GUY LOWELL. 



