142 MAKING OF A FLOWER GARDEN 



duetion of one or two strong plants. On the other 

 hand the lotus forms a rhizome root, of immense pro- 

 portions. One lotus root planted in a twelve-foot pool 

 will circle the pool in two seasons, hugging the wall 

 and sending up tall leaf scapes and blossom stalks at 

 intervals of a foot or eighteen inches, copipletely ob- 

 scuring a view of the floating Nymphaeas. 



If one wants to grow them in connection with Nym- 

 phffias then it would be well to place another wall in 

 the center of the pool three or four feet in diameter 

 and make the earth in this hig£er than in the rest 

 of the pool and -in this plant the lotus; they will then 

 make a beautiful center for the pool and will not in- 

 terfere with floating lilies. 



If one wishes to stock the lily pool with plants of 

 home growing, then only so much water should be 

 let into the pool as will saturate the soil and leave 

 just enough water on the surface to float the tiny 

 pads of the seedlings. More must be added very grad- 

 ually and carefully as the plants increase in size and 

 length of stem. In planting the seedlings, merely 

 press the roots down into the sand, and if inclined to 

 float at first, place a little stone over each root. 



Water can be brought into the pool either by piping 

 or by means of a hose from whatever water supply 

 one has. The letting out of the water, however, re- 

 quires a drain of tile carried from the lower side of 

 the pool to a main drain or to a pit filled with gravel 



