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
A. J. Downing (Andrew Jackson)
This copy is from The University of Michigan collection.
538 pages, published in 1844.
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