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tive purposes, it was made in forms of garlands 

 that were thrown over the shoulders of the as- 

 sembled guests while wreaths of the same flower 

 crowned their brows, great care being taken that a 

 bud or cluster of blossoms was placed in the center 

 of the forehead. 



Ever since that period, we read of the constant 

 introduction of water into gardens of every clime. 

 While pools were not commonly used during the 

 Colonial period, they have to-day, with the coming 

 in of the formal and Italian gardens, grown to be 

 one of the most interesting features. The form and 

 the immediate surroundings have been carefully 

 thought out and depend upon the type and the 

 shape of the whole plan. 



When the mercury registers at ninety and the 

 whirling dust rises in clouds, parching one's throat 

 as it settles like a dingy pall on sun-burned grass 

 and drooping foliage, it is a pleasure to come sud- 

 denly upon a pond where over-hanging plants cast 

 lengthened shadows far over the surface. They 

 shelter the waxen lily cups that gleam like pearls 

 against a background of dark green pods — a per- 

 petual joy and delight to the eye. 



There is no doubt but water, be it large or small 



