WHERE WATER GARDENS CAN BE MADE II 



situation the leaves stand up three or four 

 inches, in the latter they float. 



THE POND BED 



The bed of the pond may be variously 

 made. It must be water-tight, not liable to 

 injury by frost, and of a suitable size and 

 depth. We know one little garden which was 

 made by simply scooping out the earth like 

 the bowl of a spoon and laying in a thick coat 

 of cement — no brick, no stone. Here grew 

 the big red Devon water-lily {Nymphaa 

 Devoniensis), Sturtevant's massive pink 

 (N ymphcea Sturtevantii), both tender; the 

 white night lotus (N ymphcea Lotus), and 

 several hardy varieties, and all with the great- 

 est luxuriance. But, alas, one hard winter i 

 frost cracked the cement, the water ran out 

 and all was lost. But, then, no artificial 

 pond can last indefinitely without repairs. 



Another water garden amateur had a gor- 

 geous show of water hyacinths, big yellow 

 water poppies, plumes of parrot-feathers, 



