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carted to your yard three one-horse loads of u run bricks,” 
or “ burrs.” 
The plaster work having set, a narrow rim of turf is laid 
round the extreme edge of the pool, thus concealing the 
secondary fountain supply. 
The nozzles, made of lead, beaten round iron wire, spring 
up amid the grass. In arranging the rockwork, commence 
and continue in horizontal layers; build up gradually, for¬ 
tifying all weak points with a little gauged cement. The 
centre of the back, which is the highest point, should be about 
seven feet above ground. Allow plenty of space for good 
soil, between the outer and inner walls ; and carry the erection 
into jagged peaks, with pinnacles, leaving miniature ravines, 
bays, and chinky hollows. Bear in mind that the height must 
continue to decrease as you approach the front, where the 
greatest allowable altitude will be about eight inches or a foot. 
Harts-tongue ferns are planted on a small pile of rockwork 
fixed round the square pedestal. The inner nooks are devoted 
to ferns. At the edge next the water, the moneywort will 
flourish with luxuriance. The outer recesses are filled with 
dwarf roses, and the very showiest of dwarf-growing her¬ 
baceous plants. Gold and silver fish are placed in the basin, 
soon becoming tame enough to flock to the surface for food, 
on the approach of their owner, and sporting about among a 
few choice water plants, they impart an additional charm to 
the already varied scene. 
