Archive image from page 469 of A dictionary of modern gardening. A dictionary of modern gardening . dictionaryofmode01john Year: 1847 PON 474 —♦— PON Green-house evergreen shrub. Young cuttings. Sandy peat. PONDS, are reservoirs of water dug out of the soil, and made retentive by puddling with clay their bottoms and sides. Puddling is necessary in almost all instances and the mode of proceeding is thus detailed by Mr. Marnock, in the United Gardeners' Journal. When the excavacation is formed, or partially so, the bottom puddle near the outer edge is formed, and upon this is raised the upright
Archive image from page 469 of A dictionary of modern gardening. A dictionary of modern gardening . dictionaryofmode01john Year: 1847 PON 474 —♦— PON Green-house evergreen shrub. Young cuttings. Sandy peat. PONDS, are reservoirs of water dug out of the soil, and made retentive by puddling with clay their bottoms and sides. Puddling is necessary in almost all instances and the mode of proceeding is thus detailed by Mr. Marnock, in the United Gardeners' Journal. When the excavacation is formed, or partially so, the bottom puddle near the outer edge is formed, and upon this is raised the upright or side puddle; and as this proceeds the ordinary clay or earth is raised at the same time, and by this means the upright puddle is retained in itsplace; and ultimately the sides, being formed in a sloping direction, admit of being covered with gravel or sand, and may be walked upon, or stakes may be driven to a considerable depth without reaching the .puddle or in any way in- juring it; this can never be the case if the puddle, as is sometimes done, be laid upon the sloping side of the pond. The sides may slope rapidly, or the re- verse : if the slope be considerable, sand or gravel to give a clean appear- ance will be the more likely to be re- tained upon the facing; plants can be more easily fixed and cultivated; gold- fish also find in these shallow gravelly and marked out, it will then be neces- sary to form a second or outer mark, indicating the space required for the wall or side puddle, and about three feet is the proper space to allow for this—the puddle requiring about two feet, and the facing which requires to be laid upon the puddle ought to be about a foot more, making together three feet. Ponds may be made very ornamental, and for suitable suggestions on this point, see Water. PONGAMIA. Four species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat. PONTEDERA. Seven species. Stove aquatics, except the hardy P. ccerulea. Division. Rich light loam in w
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