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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 : comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out grounds 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 ...

Title
A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America [electronic resource] : with a view to the improvement of country residences : comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out grounds 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 ... / by A.J. Downing.
Author
Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852.
Publication
New York ; & London : Wiley and Putnam ; Boston : C.C. Little & co., 1841.

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Description
2 p.l., viii, [9]-451 p. : front., illus.; 25 cm.
Subject
Landscape gardening
Note
  • Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
  • Sabin no. 20776.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
LCCN
09025520
OCLC
CTRG10226508-B
Author
Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852.
Title
A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America [electronic resource] : with a view to the improvement of country residences : comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out grounds 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 ... / by A.J. Downing.
Imprint
New York ; & London : Wiley and Putnam ; Boston : C.C. Little & co., 1841.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG10226508-B
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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