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A. J. Downing

American horticulturist, nurseryman and landscape architect (1815 - 1852)

Born	1815
Died	1852

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The fruits and fruit trees of America: or, The culture propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally ; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country

by A. J. Downing and Charles Downing
First published in 1845 — 30 editions
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Gardening for ladies: and, Companion to the flower-garden

by Jane C. Webb Loudon, A. J. Downing, and Andrew Jackson Loudon
First published in 1843 — 14 editions
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The architecture of country houses

by A. J. Downing
First published in 1850 — 14 editions

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A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening: adapted to North America

by A. J. Downing First published in 1841 — 12 editions

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Rural essays.

by A. J. Downing
First published in 1853 — 10 editions
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A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening: adapted to North America; with a view to the improvement of country residences. Comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out grounds and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments to the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens, etc. With remarks on rural architecture.

by A. J. Downing First published in 1849 — 10 editions
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A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America: with a view to the improvement of country residences ; with remarks on rural architecture

by A. J. Downing
First published in 1841 — 9 editions
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The architecture of country houses: including designs for cottages, farm-houses, and villas, with remarks on interiors, furniture, and the best modes of warming and ventilating : with three hundred and twenty illustrations

by A. J. Downing First published in 1850 — 7 editions

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Architecture of Country Houses

by A. J. Downing First published in 1968 — 5 editions

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A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America

by A. J. Downing First published in 1849 — 5 editions
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Cottage Residences: Or, a Series of Designs for Rural Cottages and Cottage Villas, and Their Gardens and Grounds. Adapted to North America

by A. J. Downing First published in 2018 — 5 editions

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Cottage residences: or, A series of designs for rural cottages and cottage villas, and their gardens and grounds.

by A. J. Downing First published in 1844 — 5 editions
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Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America: With a View to the Improvement of Country Residences

by A. J. Downing First published in 2018 — 4 editions

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The architecture of country houses.: New introd. by George B. Tatum.

by A. J. Downing First published in 1851 — 4 editions

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Landscape Gardening

by Frank Albert Waugh and A. J. Downing First published in 2018 — 4 editions

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Downing's Encyclopaedia of Fruits and Fruit Trees of America

by A. J. Downing and Charles Downing First published in 2018 — 4 editions

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Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: The Culture, Propagation, and Management, in the Garden and Orchard, of Fruits Trees Generally; with Descriptions of All the Finest Varieties of Fruit, Native and Foreign, Cultivated in This Country

by A. J. Downing First published in 1853 — 4 editions

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Rural Essays

by A. J. Downing
First published in 1856 — 4 editions
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Rural essays. By A. J. Downing. Ed., with a memoir of the author, by George William Curtis, and a letter to his friends, by Frederika Bremer.

by A. J. Downing First published in 2006 — 3 editions

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Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America . .

by Henry Winthrop Sargent and A. J. Downing First published in 2015 — 3 editions

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American horticulturist, nurseryman and landscape architect (1815 - 1852)

Born	1815
Died	1852

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OLID: OL155632A
GoodReads: 386290
ISNI: 0000000081564414
Library of Congress Names: n80050049
VIAF: 76396653
Wikidata: Q505402
Inventaire.io: wd:Q505402

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Alternative names

Andrew Jackson Downing
A. J. (Andrew Jackson) Downing
A. J. (Andrew Jackson) 1815-18 Downing
A J. 1815-1852 Downing
A J 1815-1852 Downing
A. j. 1815-1852 Downing
Downing, Andrew Jackson.
Andrew J. Downing

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