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 / by A.J. Downing.

Main entry:

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

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Edition:

2nd ed., enl., rev., and newly illustrated.

Publication:

New York : Wiley and Putnam, 1844.

Description:

xiv, [9]-497 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Landscape gardening.
Architecture, Domestic.
Jardins Architecture.
landscape gardening.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 136044
Call No.: 952; ID:86-B8764
Status: Available

Location: Library main 136043
Call No.: 8742; ID:86-B8764
Status: Available

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