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 432
than 9 in. in width, and they are of paneled wainscoat. The shelves arefitted in front with mahogany double reeds, fixing the cloth which pro-tects the tops of the books, thus giving the appearance of mahogany. g, Museum for specimens of minerals and other curiosities, entered fromthe porch, h, and… … |Fig5- View from the Libiaiy Porch. vants hall fire; the back of the fire-place being a cast iron plate, ii, Jib-door, k, Plate-closet. 1, Butlers pantry, lighted from the roof.m, China-closet, lighted from the roof. n. Room serving as a passage between the dining-room and the garden,and also…
Landscape gardening · Architecture, Domestic
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