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PONDS AND LAKES. 



once hail them, an}' decorative piece of water without them 

 will seem almost uninterestiag, no matter what other water- 

 plants ai'e employed. 



Let me say here, before I forget, that spaces of clear 



surface among Avater-plants, with undisturbed reflections, 



are particularly necessary to secure the best effects. The 



whole surface of the pond should be no more covered, up 



with water-lilies than fine rocks should 



be completely masked Avith climbing 



vines. 



To explain to the reader which are 

 the tender and which are the hardy 

 kinds would be a lengthy task, 

 and I must refer him to the 

 nearest nurseryman who grows 

 aquatics. Better not grow 

 many tender plants, would 



be my advice to the ordinary 



\ . ' '-.^^^^^^^SIKK^' : amateur lawn-planter. 



The success of this treat- 

 ment of my stream certainly 

 affords me great pleasure, 

 and I need hardly say I am 

 proud of it. It has, however, done more than that. One 

 or two of my neighbors are, I see, already following my 

 example, with promising i-esults. In the village, also, near 

 by, there is a fountain, and in the basin I have persuaded 

 the authorities to arrange some boxes of lilies and lotuses 

 renewed every year with purchased plants, and in place of 

 a great iron Neptune, jiainted white and surrounded by white 



AN ARRANGEMENT OF WATER-LILIES 

 AND PAPYRUS. 



