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A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America; with a view to the improvement of country residences.

Title: A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America; with a view to the improvement of country residences. Comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out gardens and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments to the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens, etc., with remarks on rural architecture.
Author: Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852.
Publication: New York, London, Wiley and Putnam, 1844.

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Description

xiv, [9]-497 p. front., illus., plates.; 24 cm.

Subject

Landscape gardening

Call Number

3-MSD (Downing, A. J. Treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening. 1844)

LCCN

agr19000732

OCLC

2130019

Author

Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852.

Title

A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America; with a view to the improvement of country residences. Comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out gardens and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments to the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens, etc., with remarks on rural architecture.

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New York, London, Wiley and Putnam, 1844.

Edition

2d ed., enl., rev., and newly illustrated. By A.J. Downing ...

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3-MSD (Downing, A. J. Treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening. 1844)

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