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When a stream intersects the garden, a 

 rather more ambitious effort is possible. 



The general treatment should be such as 

 to considerably expand the water area, and 

 this may be done by adopting an arrangement 

 like that illustrated in Fig. 51, in which a 

 lily pond is made in 

 that part of the 

 garden beyond the 

 brook, having inlet 

 and outlet, thus se- 

 curing a water cir- 

 culation. Bays 

 should be formed on 

 the near side. Com- 

 munication across 

 the stream may be 

 by means of a 



simple bridge, or Fig- 51— A water garden 



stepping-stones if the water is shallow. 

 The gardener should resist the temptation 

 to give a "rustic" character to his bridge. 

 It should be a plain affair, well and firmly 

 built, as befits its purpose, and provided 

 with a hand-rail on either side. What has 

 been written in regard to making and plant- 



