House & Varden 
Prospect Park, Brooklyn THE POOL IN GARDEN DESIGN Photographed by Geo. Ad. He bard 
one to admiring contemplation. The low 
corner of land is increased in value from 
every point of view, and at what cost? In 
dollars and cents, almost too little to be 
calculated. 
There is an idea abroad that water gardens 
are unfit adjuncts of a home,—and this for a 
very practical reason, which in the summer 
time concerns our very comfort. It is the 
fear that the water breeds mosquitoes. But a 
well arranged pond of whatever size should 
not be a nuisance. Living plants oxygenate 
water. Fish, frogs and the larva of insects in 
the water, destroy the larva of the mosquito, 
and the many forms of dragon flies, in¬ 
cluding the mosquito hawk, prey on the 
mature insects. Where nature is properly 
balanced, it is impossible for a pond to be 
anything but a source of pleasure, beauty 
and joy. It is to be regretted that artificial 
AN EVERY-DAY OPPORTUNITY FOR NATURAL WATER GARDENING 
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