A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening: Adapted to North America |
Contents
SECTION I | 17 |
peculiarities p 23 Origin of the modern and natural style p 31 Influence | 38 |
SECTION II | 61 |
The Beautiful and the Picturesque their distinctive characteristics with | 78 |
SECTION III | 85 |
grouping in the Graceful school p 101 In the Picturesque school p | 102 |
class p | 123 |
SECTION IV | 139 |
effects of climbing plants in connexion with buildings p | 325 |
irregular surfaces to heighten their expression p 328of flats or level | 344 |
sirable to attempt the formation of artificial pieces of water p 348 Regular | 358 |
department p | 366 |
features of a country house p 370 Examination of the leading principles | 377 |
tions p 381 Its defects for domestic purposes p 382 The Roman style | 396 |
bethan style p 401 The old English cottageits features p 402 Asso | 409 |
SECTION X | 418 |
marks on their effects in Landscape Gardening individually and in composi | 196 |
The threethorned acacia p 200 The Judas tree p 202 The chestnut | 204 |
berry p 214 The sweet gum p 215 The walnut p 218 The hickory | 248 |
The magnolia p 250 The tuliptree p 255 The dogwood p 259 | 278 |
marks on their effects in Landscape Gardening individually and in composi | 306 |
SECTION VI | 312 |
The clematisthe wistaria p 319 The honeysuckles and wood | 318 |
Use of vases of different descriptions p 424 Sundials p | 427 |
French flowergarden p 430 English flowergarden p 430 Mingled | 461 |
decorations p | 472 |
removing large trees p 476 Directions for performing this operation | 481 |
grounds p 485 And mode of managing the whole premises p | 487 |
Note on the treatment of Lawns p | 525 |
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