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lavender; N. Panama-Pacific, plum-purple; N. pulcherrima, blue; 
N. zanzibariensis rosea, pink. And all varieties of Nelumbo. 
For Planting in Deep IVater ( 2 to 4 feet): Nymphaea Marliacea 
albida, white; N. Marliacea chromatella, yellow; N. Gladstoniana, 
white (very large); N. odorata, white "(Common Pond-lily); N. odorata 
W. B. Shaw, flesh-pink; N. tuberosa rosea, rose-pink; N. tuberosa 
Richardsonii, white (very full flower); N. Eugenia de Land, light 
pink. 
For Naturalising in Large Ponds: Nymphaea odorata, N. odorata 
W. B. Shaw, N. tuberosa rosea, N. tuberosa Richardsonii, N. Helen 
Fowler, N. Eugenia de Land. 
For Planting in Artificial Pools: All the tender varieties, and the 
hardy also, except those of the N. odorata and N. tuberosa types, 
which are too strong-growing for this purpose. Some varieties of 
recent introduction suitable for artificial pools are: Attraction, 
garnet-red shading to mahogany; Paul Hariot, yellow shaded with 
pink; Rose Arey, cerise-pink; Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, lavender; 
Panama-Pacific, plum-purple; Mrs. Edward Whittaker, blue (of 
enormous size). 
T HE size and shape of the pool is largely a matter of individ- 
ual taste. A rectangular pool is the simplest to construct. 
The proper depth for an artificial pool is 2 feet. A concrete 
mixed in the proportion of one part of Portland cement, two 
parts of sand, and three parts of stone, has been found satis- 
factory for a water pool. The bottom layer should be 3 inches 
deep below the reinforcing wire and three inches above it — six 
in all. 
The circular pool is all conformity, fitting itself to the 
flowing lines of a broad setting wherein irregular 
roof-lines, massed shrubbery, and informal yet 
orderly perennial plantings all play important parts 
HARMONY OF LINE IS VITALLY IMPORTANT IN FORMAL COMPOSITIONS 
The very simplicity and frankness of this well-proportioned rectangular basin in the garden of Mr. W.E. Davis, New Haven, 
Conn., is one of its peculiar charms, but it is the harmonious elements in the complementing pergola which emphasize this 
