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 our 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
New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1967. Reprint of 1859 sixth edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. xvi, 576, indexed, illustrated with b/w engravings. Published originally in 1841, this book has become a classic in the literature of American gardening. The author adapted the principles of the English landscape style to..... More
