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 .. (1841)
Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852 · New York & London, Wiley and Putnam; Boston, C. C. Little & co. · leaf 326
ecalls images of and guests. In these he was eminently successful; and the enlightened pro-prietor pronounces the result, a model of convenience, with every comfort andelegance desirable in a residence. In the accompanying plan, fig. 30, a, is the hall j b, the vestibule; c, thedining-room; d, the… … [Fig. 80. Plan of (he Principal Floor.) The Delaware, at this part of its course, takes a direction nearly west; andwhile the river front, (comprising the drawing-room, hail, and library,) com-manding the finest water views, which are enjoyed to the greatest advantage insummer, has a cool aspect:…
Landscape gardening · Architecture, Domestic
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