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receiving trough to the jet. The trough should be four feet in diameter by 
six inches deep; the two-inch outlet pipe being the inlet pipe to the pond. 
The openings through the bottom of the trough must be made watertight 
around the two pipes with cement. A two-inch valve on the supply pipe 
should be provided to regulate the water to the fountain. A trench nine 
inches deep should next be dug out and filled with large stones or broken 
Section 6.—rockery. 
bricks, to drain away any water that may escape falling into the trough, 
and consequently keep the lawn around the fountain dry. 
The small pond shown in the plan is fifty feet long by sixteen feet wide, 
and the depth one foot six inches at one end where the water enters the 
pond, and slopes down towards the other end to two feet six inches where 
the overflow and cleansing pipes are placed. It gets its supply of water from 
the receiving trough which is below the fountain. The pond should of 
course be stocked with aquatic plants. The foremost of these is the 
magnificent British White Water Lily (Nymphceci alba ), its head rising above 
the water during the day, and falling below the surface as the night draws 
