BARGAIN COLLECTION for the SMALL POOL 
A Complete Collection for a Pool 
COLLECTION No. 101 
Here is a beautiful small pool at a 
most attractive saving. All the plants 
you will need for a well balanced small 
water garden. The plants and lilies have 
all been chosen to provide you with 
plenty of bloom through the entire 
season. 
A. AURORA. Yellow and Red. 
B. PINK OPAL. Pink. 
C. Giant Arrowhead. White flowers. 
D. Umbrella Palm. Green plumes. 
E. Water Poppy. Yellow flowers. 
P. Egyptian Papyrus. Plumy heads. 
G. Primrose Willow. Yellow. 
H. Hardy Fountain Grass. 
I. Torch Lily. Tall spikes. 
J. Water Hyacinth. Blue flowers. 
K. Fish Plants. Oxygenating. 
4x5 feet 
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ALL PLANTS ARE SHIPPED POSTPAID 
SOME EASY WAYS OF MAKING A POOL 
So many of our customers have built their own 
pools and have had such gratifying success that we 
are sure every one can do so. It is really a simple 
thing and surprisingly inexpensive particularly when 
one does his own work. 
The Formal Pool. In constructing the formal pool 
first dig out to a depth of 30 inches, carefully shav¬ 
ing the walls straight and smooth. The inner wooden 
form should allow for a wall 6 inches thick. The 
floor should be flat 4 to 6 inches thick with a slight 
dip to the drain. Steel reinforcing rods % inches in 
diameter should be laid in when the wall is three- 
quarters full. This will prevent cracking of the 
walls. It is always best to pour the concrete con¬ 
tinuously so the pool will be without joints which 
are liable to leak. 
During the pouring of the concrete be sure to 
tamp it well so there will be no porous spots or 
sand joints. Be sure and always tamp concrete thor¬ 
oughly when laying. Thorough tamping is the trick 
in making water-tight pools. Remember that keep¬ 
ing concrete moist by frequent sprinkling allows it 
to cure slowly and very hard. 
After the concrete has set firmly, about 48 hours, 
the forms may be removed and rough places 
smoothed down. To complete the water-proofing 
paint the surface with a mixture of pure cement and 
water the consistency of cream. This may be ap¬ 
plied with an old brush or broom. It should be 
sprinkled several times a day or covered with soil, 
burlap or straw. After 4 or 5 days the pool may be 
filled with water. 
The Irregular Pool. First mark on the surface 
with sticks the exact shape of the pool, then exca¬ 
vate to a depth of 30 inches. The walls should be 
as perpendicular as possible (about 45°) and the 
floor flat. The bowl-shaped floor is hard to plant and 
not as desirable as the flat floor. Smooth 
the floor and walls and wet down thor¬ 
oughly. Reinforcing, using heavy wire 
fencing, is desirable for permanent 
pools. Lay the fencing on the floor, lap¬ 
ping the edges. As the concrete is poured 
pull the fencing up to the middle. Tamp 
the concrete thoroughly and smooth out 
with a wooden float. After it has set a 
day, water-proof by painting with pure 
cement. 
Where heavy freezing is expected a 
wall 6 to 8 inches is recommended though 
the floor may be much less. In mild 
climates a 4 or 5 inch wall and three 
inch floor is ample. 
Mixing and Laying Concrete. A simple 
and satisfactory concrete mixture for 
pools is 1 shovelful of cement, 2 of sand, 
3 of quarter or half-inch crushed rock 
or pea gravel. Mix it together thor¬ 
oughly two or three times while dry and 
then add water to make a pasty mixture 
that will spread easily. 
♦--—--BUILD A POOL TODAY 
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