HOUSE AND GARDEN 
August, 
191 
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The vine crops will be making very 
rapid growth by this time. The ends of 
the main runners may be pinched off at 
a length of four to six feet for cucumbers 
and melons, and six to eight feet for 
squash and pumpkins, throwing the 
strength of the plants into the laterals, on 
which most of the fruit sets. For extra 
big specimens for exhibition purposes, 
however, it is best to select one, or, at the 
most, two fruits on the main stalk, and 
pinch this off several joints beyond, re¬ 
moving all laterals. 
The Possibilities of a Small 
Water Garden 
(Continued from page 17) 
lily pads, and flowers that are very similar 
to yellow poppies. This also being tender 
must be wintered indoors, where it grows 
perfectly well if planted in a water-tight 
receptacle two-thirds filled with earth, 
having depth enough to allow six inches 
of water over the earth. 
The plant which shall complement the 
dominant feature of a pool is, of course, 
a plant of another form entirely; some¬ 
thing that shall break the monotony of 
line and strike a sharp, clear note of quite 
a different character. Reeds or rushes 
furnish this form, also the “umbrella” 
plants — but not so pleasantly, to my mind. 
Sweet flag is excellent also, the normal 
all-green form being a better choice than 
the variegated. One plant of this, which 
must be brought under its name of Acorus 
calamus, in a small pool near its edge, 
will need thinning as it spreads. But this 
is done very easily, for its root stock may 
be broken apart without injury to the por¬ 
tion of the plant remaining. It grows 
about two feet high. 
A rush with the perfectly awful name 
of Scirpus Tabernaemontana zebrina has 
a fancy leaf and grows to be from three 
to four feet high. This is too tall for the 
smallest pool; but as it is a plant of the 
grass-like form its grace and a certain 
delicacy permit its use where a heavier 
and ranker growth would seem too big. 
The common cat-tail, which is Typha 
latifolia, is as lovely as anything can be 
for this purpose of vertical growth, and 
where there is sufficient space I should by 
all means utilize this. It grows as high 
as eight feet, however, which puts it out 
of the question for a small place. 
Submerged plants must always be in¬ 
cluded in every water planting if the water 
is to be kept sweet and pure through 
proper aeration. There is no better oxy¬ 
genator than the giant water weed — 
Anacharis Canadensis gigantea —although 
eel grass is a close second. This comes 
under the name Vallisneria spiralis; and 
a clump of both or of either will be suf¬ 
ficient to start with. They increase rapidly. 
On a pool of goodly proportions water 
lilies will, of course, dominate. On even 
a very modest little pool they may — by 
means of just one plant of the small form. 
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