Cottage residences : or, A series of designs for rural cottages and cottage villas, and their gardens and grounds. Adapted to North America (1847)
Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852 · New York : Wiley and Putnam · leaf 172
e, the whole of the surface of this dale from/ to g, is thickly covered with wood. This we propose to thinout and render an ornamental and interesting part of the place,by leading through it the series of walks marked % in the plan.These walks would be cool and shady in summer, and wouldhave a… … [Fig. CO.] COTTAGE RESIDENCES. the best trees in good condition.* Were we to go into thewood and thin out the trees here and there, so as to leave thefinest specimens standing singly, the probability is that thesetrees, thus suddenly losing the support of their fellows that hadgrown up in close…
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