Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 489
Dig a hole in the ground andline it with cement. Put on a thin layer of tarand another coat of cement, and the basin will bewaterproof. Place a little rich earth in the bot-tom, and plant within that earth the roots ofaquatic plants. These will readily grow in thewater with which the basin is to be… … A REINFORCING FRAME FOR CEMENT MOTOR-BOATS. ject may be made as permanent as a rock, and turtles are amphibious—that is, while they livemay endure for ages. With this material our in the water, they must breathe air—and for thatyoung people could easily make flower-pots, reason they do not like to…
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