House & Garden 
THE CONSTRUCTIONAL SECTIONS OF A LILY POND 
A—Shelter for growing the Victoria C—Section of 7vall for a large pool 
B—Box for setting out plants D — Sectio?i of wall for a small pool 
ponds have been so often constructed, ill- 
formed and ill-adapted to the proper culti¬ 
vation and display of aquatic plants. Such 
a practice would seem to aim solely at an 
elaborate display of architecture. In many 
cases indeed, it is absolutely necessary to 
construct the pond of masonry, but the 
chief object should be the display of the 
plants, and everything artificial should be 
hidden from view. Upon large estates there 
is often ample opportunity for the con¬ 
struction of ponds, but somehow the land¬ 
scape architect omits this particular feature 
from his plans. To ask the cause for this, is 
to ask why an obvious means for obtaining 
horticultural beauty is not made use of. 
Water gardening is not popular because few 
gardeners advocate this particular branch; 
some dislike the work, and I believe their 
chief reason for doing so is that they are 
A NATURAL POND CONTAINING HARDY NYMPHLAS 
Amiens , France. — The fens of Picardy , called the u Hortillonagesf traversed by small streams between which vegetables and fruits are cultivated 
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