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 of the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens, etc., with remarks on rural architecture / by A.J. Downing.
| Author/creator | Downing, A. J. |
| Other author | Sargent, Henry Winthrop, 1810-1882. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 6th ed., enl., rev., and newly illustrated. |
| Publication Info | New York : A.O. Moore & Co., 1859 (Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas) |
| Description | 576 p., [35] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. |
| Contents | section 1. Historical sketches -- Section 2. Beauties of landscape gardening -- Section 3. Wood and plantations -- Section 4. Deciduous ornamental trees -- Section 5. Evergreen ornamental trees -- Section 6. Vines and climbing plants -- Section 7. Treatment of ground, formation of walks -- Section 8. Treatment of water -- Section 9. Landscape or rural architecture -- Section 10. Embellishments, architectural, rustic, and floral. |
| Local note | Science. |
| Local note | 2013AL16700. |
| General note | "With a supplement, containing some remarks about country places, and the best methods of making them; also, an account of the newer deciduous and evergreen plants, lately introduced into cultivation, both hardy and half-hardy. By Henry Winthrop Sargent." |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 20776. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2013. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |