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be correct, should have a circular formation for 

 the planting of your lilies. Then, too, the treat- 

 ment of the planting should be determined by the 

 formality or informality of the plan. Great care 

 should be taken that they are not aimlessly placed 

 but form a part of the design. Any attempt to di- 

 gress from this rule is fatal for correct composi- 

 tion. 



G-reat attention should be paid to the margin. 

 It should not be stiff and formal ; it should rather 

 be broken here and there, so that there will be 

 open spaces showing between. Copy nature in this 

 treatment and you will not go far astray. 



In order to make this pool successful, one thing 

 should never be forgotten and that is that you are 

 dealing with sun-loving plants to whom shadow is 

 objectionable. There is another reason why the 

 sunshine should fall unobstructed on the pond and 

 that is that it shows reflections that are effective, 

 and bring cheer to your garden plot. 



Many people consider that stagnant pools should 

 not exist, as they are mosquito breeders. They do 

 not realize that the stocking of pools with both fish 

 and plants, carefuUy carried out so that they are 

 properly balanced, results in the water never being 



