American gardens in the eighteenth century
"for use or for delight"; with illustrations of the period.
by Ann Leighton
American Gardens in the Eighteenth Century is the second of three authoritative volumes of garden history by Ann Leighton. This entertaining book focuses on eightenth-century gardens and gardening. Leighton's material for the book was drawn from letters, journals, invoices, and books of men and women who were interested in the plants of the New and Old World. Throughout the book are illustrations and descriptive listings of native and new plants that were cultivated during the eighteenth century. - Description by University of Massachussets Press.
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American Gardens, Cultivated Plants, Gardening, History, Gardens, united states, Jardinage, Histoire, Plantes cultivéesPlaces
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American gardens in the eighteenth century: "for use or for delight"
1986, University of Massachusetts Press
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American gardens in the eighteenth century: "for use or for delight"
1976, Houghton Mifflin
in English
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American gardens in the eighteenth century: "for use or for delight"; with illustrations of the period.
1976, Houghton Mifflin
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Bibliography, p. 493-503.
Companion volumes by Ann Leighton: Early American Gardens "For Meate or Medicine", American Gardens of the Nineteenth Century "For Comfort and Affluence".
Author's full name: Isadore Leighton Luce Smith - title page verso.
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