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The Garden Magazine, August, 1924 
‘THE LOTUS STRAYED THROUGH CENTURIES AND LANDS 
LIFTING COOL WHITE CUPS OF PEACE 
ABOVE STILL POOLS OF INDIA, 
GOBLETS OF ALABASTER 
FROM THE SHEETED GOLD OF CLEOPATRA’S SANDS.” 
Amer Pindar 
‘‘The charming ensemble of this tiny water garden, formed by 
extending and excavating a natural pool, is largely due to its 
unconventional and informal outline and arrangement,” writes 
Mrs. Florence Taft Eaton. ‘‘Note the effective use of irregu¬ 
lar points of limestone jutting from the water. Water-lilies 
(Nymphaeas) star the surface of the pool, partially shaded by 
Nelumbo (N. nucifera alba grandiflora), one of the most easily 
cultivated and picturesque of aquatic flowering plants with its 
bluish-green foliage, wax-like, regal, delicately perfumed blos¬ 
soms, borne high above the water, and its interesting pepper¬ 
pot seed vessels. Native Pickerel-weed (Pontederia cordata) 
supplies a strong color note, the vivid sky-blue blossom-spikes 
contrasting beautifully with the pure white of the Lilies, while 
feathery striped Sweet Flags soften the whole” 
