The Codman Collection of Books on Landscape Gardening. Also a List of Books on Trees and ForestryTrustees, 1899 - 26 pages |
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Page 2 - Volumes are sold separately, price 16s. each. BROWN. The Forester : A Practical Treatise on the Planting, Rearing, and General Management of Forest-trees. By JAMES BROWN, LL.D., Inspector of and Reporter on Woods and Forests.
Page 14 - Hedges and Evergreens. A complete Manual for the Cultivation, Pruning, and Management of all Plants suitable for American Hedging; especially the Maclura, or Osage Orange.
Page 12 - Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening. Including Some Remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture...
Page 4 - The theory and practice of gardening, wherein is fully handled all that relates to fine gardens, commonly called pleasure-gardens, as parterres, groves, bowling-greens, etc., containing divers plans and general dispositions of gardens..
Page 3 - The Practical Planter: Containing Directions for the Planting of Waste Land and Management of Wood, with a new Method of Rearing the Oak.
Page 12 - The Parks and Gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other Cities and of Public and Private Gardens; being Notes on a Study of Paris Gardens.
Page 19 - A practical treatise on planting, and the management of woods and coppices, by SH; 3d ed. Dublin, Sam
Page 9 - An heroic epistle to Sir William Chambers, Knight, comptroller general of His Majesty's works, and author of a late dissertation on oriental gardening; enriched with explanatory notes, chiefly extracted from that elaborate performance; 2d ed.
Page 13 - Parks and Pleasure Grounds : Or Practical Notes on Country Residences, Villas, Public Parks, and Gardens. By CHARLES HJ SMITH, Landscape Gardener and Garden Architect, etc., etc. 12mo. $2.25 SMITH.— The Dyer's Instructor: Comprising Practical Instructions in the Art of Dyeing Silk, Cotton, Wool, and Worsted, and Woollen Goods : containing nearly 800 Receipts.
Page 10 - Hints on ornamental gardening; consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railings, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture.