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 gardens 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
A.J. Downing's 1844 treatise on landscape gardening, published in New York and London by Wiley and Putnam, offers American country-house owners practical guidance on laying out grounds, planting hardy trees and building rural architecture. The pictures are fine wood-engraved views of specimen trees, pastoral lawns, a plan of planted grounds and an Italianate gate lodge, showing how a designer might arrange trees, paths and buildings in a picturesque setting.
