| American Gardens in the Eighteenth Century: For Use or for Delight Contributor(s): Leighton, Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870235311 ISBN-13: 9780870235313 Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1986 Annotation: A most entertaining account of the plants and gardens of a fascinating era, based on the letters, journals, invoices, and books of men and women (among them George Washington, Manasseh Cutler, and Jane Colden) who were interested in the discovering, the growing, and the exchanging of plants of the New and Old World. - from review by Library Journal. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Garden Design - Gardening | Essays & Narratives |
| Dewey: 712.609 |
| LCCN: 86006975 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6" W x 9.18" (1.58 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Companion volumes by Ann Leighton Early American Gardens For Meate or Medicine American Gardens of the Nineteenth Century For Comfort and Affluence |