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We found it with plenty of water but in an awful state of pollu- 

 tion owing to the rubbish of old water boilers, and several dis- 

 carded autos. A shame that such a bright, pleasing stretch of 

 water in a beautiful setting of trees should be allowed to fill 

 up with junk. Any student of pond life will be well repaid by 

 visiting the pond in Queens Village." 



Kettle hole pond in moraine near 212th Street, in area taken by the city 

 for Hillside Park. The water is covered with the common Bladderwort in 

 bloom. 



I presume Mr. Sheridan refers first to the collection of 

 beautiful little kettle hole ponds, just back of the front of 

 the moraine, in the area, to the west of 212th street as it is 

 extended up hill from Hillside avenue, which has been taken 

 over by the city. One of these has been known to botanists 

 as Potamogeton Pond, from the occurrence of Potamogeton 

 natans, the floating pondweed, there. Its shores, as I saw 

 them about the same time as Mr. Sheridan's visit, were de- 

 faced by abandoned automobiles. The city has only recently 



