148 LANDSCAPE GARDEKING. 



AMERICAN BOOKS. 



Bailey, L. H., Garden-Making, Kew York, 1898. 

 Contains some useful chapters on landscape gardening. 



Downing, A. J., A Treatise on the Theory and 

 Practice of Landscape Gardening, adapted to North 

 America, 1841. This was the first great work on land- 

 scape gardening in America, and one "which will always 

 remain a classic. There are many editions. 



Howe, AValter, The Garden, as Considered in Lit- 

 erature by Certain Polite Writers. New York, 1890. 

 Contains selections from Pliny the Elder, Pliny the 

 Younger, Lord Bacon, Sir William Temple, Joseph 

 Addison, Alexander Pope, Lady Montague, Thomas 

 Wheatley, Oliver Goldsmith, Horace Walpole and John 

 Evelyn. A dainty and companionable little book. 



Long, E. A., Ornamental Gardening for Americans, 

 New York, 1885. An excellent treatise, covering espe- 

 cially the details of practice. 



Maynard, S. T., Landscape Gardening as Applied 

 to Home Decorations. lUustrated, New York, 1899. 



Parsons, Samuel, Jr., Landsca23e Gardening, 1891. 

 A beautiful book, containing much practical information. 



Parsons, S., Jr., How to Plant the Home Grounds. 

 Hlustrated, New York, 1899. 



Platt, Charles A., Italian Gardens, New York, 

 1894. Nicely illustrated. The best monograph we 

 have of the Italian style in Italy. 



Rose, N. Jonsson, Lawns and Gardens. Nicely 

 illustrated. New York, 1897. 



Van* Rensselaer, Mrs. Schuyler, Art Out of Doors, 

 New York, 1893. The most delightful book of all. 

 Deals with the art, not with the practice, of gardening. 



Weidenmann, J., Beautifying Country Homes, New 

 York, 1870. A very handsome royal quarto volume, 

 illustrated with numerous large colored plates showing 

 the plans of places already improved. 



