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Title: American homes and gardens
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
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tone upon it, being careful todo it in such a way as not to injure the crown or tip. Ifthe plants are pot-grown the ball of roots and earth willbe heavy enough to make this precaution unnecessary. April is the preferred month for setting out plants in theMiddle States, although it is claimed that they may betransplanted at any time. Egyptian and Japan Lotusshould not be set out before May nor is it well to exposethe delicate Nymphcca earlier than this month. The usualvarieties of plants are strong, can safely be transplanted inApril, and they may then be expected to flower early and tokeep up a continuous blooming until frost. Water, richsoil and sunshine are the beautiful needs of the Water-Lily, which is able to transmute, through the agencies ofwater and light, the dark mud of its soil into so rich a formof exquisite purity. A certain amount of water will be lost from the tubsby evaporation and must be supplied anew. During thefirst weeks, the surface should be watched and any scum
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A water-garden in Zanesville, Ohio July, 1913 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 239 that arises, or other impurity, should be removed. Whenthe plants are well established this care will not be necessary.To establish that wise economy between plant and animallife which nature demands, some kind of fish should becontained in the pond. Gold fish are a pretty addition andother forms which live in water may be introduced. Frogsand tadpoles will come of themselves and should be en-couraged to do so. If the water is thus kept in good con-dition few if any insects will cause trouble. Around the pool, or in spaces between a group of tubswater plants should be grown, and by means of carefularrangements of these the surroundings of the pools offeralluring possibilities for picturesque effects. Any plantswhich commonly like moisture can be used and allowed toreflect themselves in the water or droop their leaves intoit as they lightly overshadow the edges. Ferns, Iris, For-get-me-nots, and others will oc

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