The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
LILLY PONDS IN
The BACK YARD
Unique Bit OF "Waterscape"
Gardening TO Beautify
Home Grounds.
FISH IN THE PONDS
AL Kinds OF Water Plants, Goth Useful
and Ornamental, Can Ee Success
fuIiy Cultivated for Pleasure
ard oroft.
FISH IN TIE PONDS
ItIola a.e pstro!, rrsa rress.

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I'cht.1, npet Nttn an Cv4UrS VI water
HES. lotuscs, Mailer liyacnatn, cat talis
anc other aequatic plants, in their OWE
butt ut II very sn!lil e->pensc ~ lsu
Wei known lJetluit men, iysputy titul-
ID states Na,snal Casa +. layior and
l.eianl 4. Gtuse, s,enogla pner lor INC
united states >u..l'ts.
As a matter OF lact water gardening
is comparatively UNKNOWN iii Detrolt,
especlany from the viewpoint OF the
amateur. III requires only /. little pa
thence ana some knoWlel2e OF WAGER
plants and tnem requirements.
Mr.. Taylor is PROBABLY the first De-
%troiter to carry out sucn AN idea, PLAN
ned entirely by himself. about five
years ago he painted some lilies in Il
tub. sunk in The earth, in mis- back
yard, at 20 Willis avenue west. The
plants seemed 10 thrive and then MY.
Taylor began ON a larger scale.
People come III and look at the
ponds and SOME of the prettiest flow
ers in all nature and then wonder nov
It's DONE" said Mr.. Taylor. Its not
the easiest timing iii the world. but With
u little care amy one can accomplish
what l have done.
II simply dug a hole about three feet
deep, seven feet long and three feet
wide ana then lined IL up With bricks.
after finishing with cement, just like IL
%clSteril. Enriched clay soil about
elgnten inches deep, covered with IL
layer OF sand. was then put in, the
water fillins IN the other eighteen
inches.
"One OF the biggest problems 10 solve
is to keep the water clear and to pre-
vent a sediment IRON forming. l do
this b. taking the hose and showing it
unto tho water, the new supply lnus
gong tn the bottom and the sediment
/ 4 md ala >Ar.ltn> III, wi, ,,.,Y ,,N,,L -
ie',!ession AZ the Top of the pond wall.
sTh overflow is the secret of my
sIccess OF RAISING wild flowers and wild
shrubs. which arc painted in Il ned rum
hin& along the lett side OF my back
yard. | have n sort of irrigation ditch
runs along this Wild flower bed. The
overflow water, with all the sediment,
makes the best kind OF fertilizer.
I'm the winter. l let out SONS of the
water, leaving about s inches. Leaves
and garden Letter are then placed over
the roots and into the water almost To
the top OF the pond. No amount OF
snow or freezing will. ever hurt the
roots
MI. TAYLOR now has three small ponds
in his back ward, while MIR. Case has
two. Goldfish are place. i'll the Wate,
to t.ee :. tlom insects.
Papyrus and Lotus Plants.
Mr.. Case declares tina, the building
of his first pond was ABOUT the most
fascinating work he ever attempted.
This ponu WAS made feet deep, II
feet long and . leet wide, with a foot
aud ~ nialI of enriched clay soil. in
which To plant the lotus tubers. The
walls We're piastei ed, in this case, with
Portland cement, ulrectly on the earth,
M. Use. Row mas two ponds. one Ut.
Wnicn .onr;1ns lotus plans of all sorts,
papyl'us, front the root of which the
:lntle)ltS mace paper. water chestnut,
water hya.lnta, eel grass Mo sweet
flag: thu other contains water lilies of
every color and description.
by August the lotus bGdS begin TO APP
pear, them Sta.hs 2 Or 3 feet
aboNe the water. and sioW,y opening in
to enormous flowers Very much IKE Il
maSllo.la. The l1s.ulve Armenian lotus
is yei.oW n is found in Only & few
locaMtles in the United States, while the
the green oI me lotus leat is the most
beautiful green in nature. 1t is the
green of t.c sea, shading oft through
al! tho tc!icate nua1lcSs of yellow aud
oronls. WITH a frosty sneen or ulster.
me pond tor water lies was made
deeper tnali the iDtlS pond and q foot
vi siited clay SOIL, enriched with bone
meal. was paced in the bottom. Zoe
l:Nany varieties. however, are MOI pro-
ductive of the best results, as the
stronger plants run out the weaker
g.owers, producing the more delicate
blossoms.
"One most interesting feature of wa
ter lilies is their seeming ems of tilne,''
said Mr.. Case. Every variety open at
exactly the same hour each day and