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as a hollow made, the lowest part of the ground 

 should always be chosen, and if the surrounding 

 country shows a further downward inclination 

 a mound must be thrown up between this view 

 and the water. 



Artificial ponds should be simple in outline. 

 Small irregularities soon drop away. Pear shaped 

 hollows look well, especially if slightly bent one 



DIAGRAM n. 



way. The inlet for the water would be at the 

 narrow end. (See Diagram n.) The banks need 

 careful modelling, and the same observation applies 

 to them as to mounds rising from the ground. 

 When the piece of water is large enough to admit 

 of a promontory being thrown forward, this should 

 be made up slightly higher than the surrounding 

 banks, for promontories exist by virtue of their 



