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... appeared in a far more concen- trated form . We have only to imagine a room in the open air without a roof to ... appearance closely resem- bling the original condition . We can still see the 96 A SHORT HISTORY OF GARDENS.
... appeared in a far more concen- trated form . We have only to imagine a room in the open air without a roof to ... appearance closely resem- bling the original condition . We can still see the 96 A SHORT HISTORY OF GARDENS.
Page 179
... especi- ally from A most briefe and pleasant treatise showing how to dress sowe and set a garden , by Thomas Hyll , that appeared in 1563 . Here we find recommended a quickset hedge to enclose a 179 HAMPTON COURT AND BACON'S GARDEN.
... especi- ally from A most briefe and pleasant treatise showing how to dress sowe and set a garden , by Thomas Hyll , that appeared in 1563 . Here we find recommended a quickset hedge to enclose a 179 HAMPTON COURT AND BACON'S GARDEN.
Page 205
... appeared in 1629 , about thirty years after Gerard's book and Bacon's essay on Gardens , which closely followed one another . It was more a gardening book , in the modern sense , than any that had yet appeared . It offered a contrast to ...
... appeared in 1629 , about thirty years after Gerard's book and Bacon's essay on Gardens , which closely followed one another . It was more a gardening book , in the modern sense , than any that had yet appeared . It offered a contrast to ...
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