Publisher's Synopsis
Reprint of the original, first published in 1865. Adapted to North America. With a view to the improvement of country residences. Comprising historical otices and general principles of the art, directions for laving out grounds and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments of the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens, etc., with Remarks on Rural Architecture. Seventh edition.
