Floralia Garden Paths and by-Paths of the Eighteenth Century |
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| Author:
| Butler, June Rainsford |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-1237-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.50 |
Book Description:
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A century characterized by a growing interest in science, the opportunity for travel, and leisure for gardening furnishes the setting for Butler's book. The rise of landscape gardening in England is traced, and the origin and history of its most famous gardens are given. The close relation between England and America in the field of horticulture is also discussed. Originally published in 1938.
A century characterized by a growing interest in science, the opportunity for travel, and leisure for gardening furnishes the setting for Butler's book. The rise of landscape gardening in England is traced, and the origin and history of its most famous gardens are given. The close relation between England and America in the field of horticulture is also discussed. Originally published in 1938.