American Garden Literature in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection (1785-1900): From the Newengland Farmer to Italian Gardens : an Annotated BibliographyDumbarton Oaks, 1998 - 243 pages An annotated listing of titles held at the Garden Library at Dumbarton Oaks, with an introduction discussing the evolution of American garden culture and landscape architecture in the course of the 19th century. Includes a chronological list of titles as well as an index and a good selection of bandw illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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19 cm index A. J. Downing adapted addresses agriculture American Gardener Andrew Jackson Annual Report architect Board of Commissioners botany Breck catalogue Central Park chapter Charles River City of Boston Cleaveland contains cottages cultivation culture Daniel Cady Eaton Department of Parks discussion Dumbarton Oaks edition Edward Sprague essay F. L. Olmsted Fairmount Park Farm Farmer financial statements Flora florist flower garden Forest Frederick Law Frederick Law Olmsted frontis fruit trees garden design grounds Hedrick Henry houses illustrations improvement John kitchen garden landscape architecture Landscape Gardening leaves of plates Mass Massachusetts Horticultural Society Mount Auburn N.Y. BOARD natural nursery Olmsted and Eliot orchard ornamental Pacific Railroad Surveys Park Commission Philadelphia plans plants plates fold propagation Prospect Park provides public parks published report includes Thomas tion treatise trees and shrubs vegetables viii Washington William Window Gardening Woodward York York-London