Floating Islands

Gardens, and Houses, gardens and islands, formed of patches of wood and weeds, covered with gra , flowers, and other vegetable productions, supported on the surface of the water. In the United States, on the Mi i ippi, and in India on the Ganges, such islands, detached from the banks by the force of the currents, are often seen carried down to the sea, with tall trees standing erect on them. In Northern India, and on the borders of Tibet, and Persia, floating gardens are often erected by the natives, for the purpose of raising melons, cucumbers, and other similar vegetables and plants, which require a very aqueous soil for their cultivation. There is a notable floating island in Scott’s Pond, Rhode Island.