American gardens in the eighteenth century

"for use or for delight"

American gardens in the eighteenth century
Ann Leighton, Ann Leighton
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American gardens in the eighteenth century

"for use or for delight"

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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Houghton Mifflin
Language
English
Pages
514

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Cover of: American gardens in the eighteenth century
American gardens in the eighteenth century: "for use or for delight"
1986, University of Massachusetts Press
in English
Cover of: American gardens in the eighteenth century
American gardens in the eighteenth century: "for use or for delight"
1976, Houghton Mifflin
in English
Cover of: American gardens in the eighteenth century

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 493-503.
Includes index.

Published in
Boston

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
635/.0974
Library of Congress
SB451 .S62

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 514 p. :
Number of pages
514

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL4889918M
ISBN 10
0395247640
LCCN
76021621
OCLC/WorldCat
2331377
LibraryThing
678695
Goodreads
4790401

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Work ID
OL5260148W

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