Lawns and Gardens

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Applewood Books, 27.01.2009 - 432 Seiten
Nils Jonsson-Rose's Lawns and Gardens helped late-Victorian readers improve the appeal of their homes through the beautification of their lawns and gardens. In this book, the author covers such landscape gardening topics as drives and walks, flower beds, hedges, orchard and kitchen gardens, and trees. Originally published in 1897, it includes more than 150 plans and illustrations by the author.
 

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ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS
32
IMPLEMENTS
35
COMPASS
36
TO HOW TO MEASURE A SMALL PLOT OF LAND BY MEANS OF COMPASS
37
How TO STAKE OUT A WALK BY MEANS OF COMPASS
38
WATERLEVEL
39
LEVELLING
40
HOW TO PLACE GRADE STAKES BY MEANS OF WATERLEVEL
41
HOW TO PLACE GRADE STAKES BY MEANS OF TWO BORNINGRODS AND A MEASURINGROD
43
THE GARDENLINE
44
TURFIRON
46
CASTIRON RAMMER
47
THE PLAN
48
WORKING PLAN SHOWING HOW TO STAKE OUT DRIVES AND MODE OF PLANTING N JONSSON ROSE Architect
50
THREE SMALL SUBURBAN GARDENS N J ROSE
51
SMALL CITY GARDEN
53
PRIVATE SUBURBAN GARDEN
54
SUBURBAN VILLA GARDEN N J ROSE
55
GROUNDS OF A SUBURBAN RESIDENCE N J ROSE
57
HERBACEOUS PLANTS
58
HOME GROUNDS OF A COUNTRY RESIDENCE N J ROSE
59
GRADING
63
HOW TO UTILIZE SOIL EXCAVATED FROM A DRIVE FOR SLIGHT VARIATIONS OF THE GROUND
64
How TO IMPROVE AND MODIFY LOW GROUND
65
FIC PAGE 32 METHOD OF MODIFYING STEEP SHORES
66
METHOD OF PLACING GRADE STAKES
67
DRAINS OF ROUND TILE AND STONE DRAINS
69
DRIVES AND WALKS
72
CURVED ROAD ROUNDING A SHRUBBERY
73
WALK LAID TO THE TOP OF A HILL HOW TO AVOID STEEP GRADES
74
GRADING THE SIDES OF A SUNKEN ROAD
75
GAUGE USED IN ROADMAKING
76
SHELL WALK ON LOW GROUND
77
LARGE DRIVE WITH SURFACE DRAINAGE
78
GROUPING AND MASSING OF TREES AND SHRUBS
79
NATURAL GROUP OF OAKS
80
COMPOSITE GROUP OF TREES AND SHRUBS SHOWING PICTURESQUE SKYLINE 8
81
MIXED PLANTATION OF DECIDUOUS TREES AND EVERGREENS
82
SCREEN PLANTING
83
RHODODENDRON DAURICUM AS UNDERGROWTH IN A WOOD
85
GROUP AND SPECIMEN SHRUBS NEAR A WALK
86
DETACHED GROUPS AND SPECIMEN PLANTS
90
WEEPING BIRCH AS A SPECIMEN TREE
91
BOLD GROUPING OF TREES LOMBARDY POPULAR AND PINE ROYAL GARDENS KEW
94
TYPICAL WOODLAND FLOWERS THE WOOD ANEMONE A sylvestris
97
PRIMROSE GROWING IN OLD PASTURE
99
TYPICAL RIPARIAN VEGETATIONGREEN HELLEBORE Veratrum viride
103
DWARF MULLEIN Ramondia Pyrenaica A TYPICAL ROCK PLANT
104
THE LAWN
105
A METHOD OF CUTTING AND ROLLING SODS B SECTION OF THE EDGE OF A LAWN SODDED
107
SECTION OF A TERRACE A SODS B SEEDED GROUND C WALK
108
LAWN WITH ROUNDED SURFACE ΙΙΙ
111
LAWN FORMING A SHALLOW DELL
112
CROCUS GROWING IN THE GRASS
113
ROCKS AND WATER
115
ROCKY SUMMIT OF A KNOLL
116
SANDSTONE ROCKS PROTRUDING THROUGH A HILLSIDE
117
SMALL ROCKERY AGAINST A WALL
118
SECTION OF A ROCKERY
119
PONDLIKE CISTERN WITH FOUNTAIN
121
SECTION OF SMALL ARTIFICIAL STREAM WITH CONCRETE BOTTOM ROCKY BANKS
122
LAKE AND WATERSIDE PLANTING RED MAPLES AND OAKS
123
SECTION OF ARTIFICIAL WATER WITH CONCRETE BOTTOM ROCKY BANKS AND FOUNTAIN
124
FLOWERBEDS AND BORDERS
125
FLOWERBEDS
131
HEDGES
133
WELLKEPT HEDGE FORMAL LINES BROKEN BY FINE PLANTING
134
RUSTIC SHELTER EFFICIENT WHEN COVERED WITH CREEPERS AND VINES
138
WOODEN BRIDGE
139
STONE BRIDGE
140
IRON FENCE AND GATES
141
STONE ENCLOSURE AND GATEWAY PILLARS COVERED WITH TRUMPET CREEPER Tecoma radicans
142
RUSTIC FENCE
143
ON THE EMBELLISHMENT OF THE DWELLINGHOUSE
144
PORCH COVERED WITH JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE Lonicera Halleana
147
PLAN OF KITCHENGARDEN
154
PINOAK Quercus palustris
177
CUTLEAVED BEECH Fagus sylvatica laciniata
179
WEEPINGBEECH Fagus sylvatica pendula
181
WEEPINGWILLOW Salix Babylonica
183
CONIFEROUS TREES
185
AUSTRIAN PINE Pinus Austriaca
187
WHITE PINE Pinus Strobus
188
DWARF PINE Pinus Mughus
189
CEPHALONIAN SILVER FIR Abies Cephalonica
190
WHITE SILVER FIR Abies concolor
191
NORDMANNS SILVER FIR Abies Nordmanniana
192
LAWSONS CEDAR Chamacyparis Lawsoniana тоб 10I GIANT ARBORVITÆ Thuya gigantea
198
FLOWERING TREES
201
CHINESE MAGNOLIA Magnolia conspicua
203
LOCUST Robinia pseudacacia
206
NARROWLEAVED THORN Cratagus spathulata
211
FLOWERING DOGWOOD Cornus Florida
214
BRANCH OF SILVER BELL TREE Halesia tetraptera
215
PAULOWNIA Paulownia Imperialis
216
TREE PEONY Paonia Moutan
219
ROSE ACACIA Robinia hispida SEE PAGE 206
226
1TO THREELOBED SPIREA Spirea trilobata
227
ROSE BRAMBLE Rubus deliciosus
230
BLACK HAW Viburnum prunifolium
238
SOFTLEAVED AZALEA Azalea mollis
243
CHINESE LILAC Syringa Chinensis
247
FRINGE TREE Chionanthus Virginica
248
LARGEFLOWERED CLEMATIS Clematis cærulea patens
253
CHINESE WISTARIA Wistaria Sinensis
257
PRAIRIE ROSE Rosa setigera
258
PASQUEFLOWER Anemone pulsatilla GROWING IN STONY SOIL ON A HILL SIDE
265
JAPANESE WINDFLOWER Anemone Japonica
266
LESSER CELANDINE Ranunculus Ficaria
270
CHRISTMAS ROSE Helleborus niger altifolius
271
CANADIAN COLUMBINE Aquilegia Canadensis GROWING IN A ROCKY WOOD
273
COMMON LARKSPUR Delphimum exaltatum
275
MAY APPLE Podophyllum peltatum
278
WATER PLANTS
279
LOTUS Nelumbium speciosum
280
ORIENTAL POPPY Papaver orientalis bracteatum
282
DUTCHMANS BREECHES Dicentra Cucullaria GROWING IN A NATURAL POSITION
285
DAMES VIOLET Hesperis matronalis AS NATURALIZED IN A WOOD
287
CANDYTUFT Iberis umbellata
290
Viola cucullata
293
MAIDEN PINK Dianthus deltoides
295
WILD PINK Silene Pennsylvanica GROWING NATURALLY IN THE CREVICES OF Rocks
297
HOLLYHOCK Althaa rosea
300
BLADDER KETMIA ibiscus Trionum
301
COMMON CRANESBILL Geranium maculatum
303
GOATSBEARD Spiraa Aruncus
309
SHINING CINQUEFOIL Potentilla nitida
310
BURSERS SAXIFRAGE Saxifraga Burseriana
311
BLUE BONNETS Scabiosa succica
320
ALPINE ASTOR Aster alpinus
324
GAILLARDIA
327
PALE BELLFLOWER Campanula lactiflora
331
DWARF CARPATIAN BELLFLOWER Campanula Carpatica turbinata pallida
332
SHOOTINGSTAR Dodecatheon Meadia
337
ALP VIOLET Cyclamen Europeum
338
WATER VIOLET Hottonia palustris
339
FOXGLOVE Digitalis purpurea
342
BEARDED PENTSTEMON Pentstemon barbatus Torreyii
343
BLUE COWSLIP Pulmonaria angustifolia
347
SPOTTED NEMOPHILA Nemophila maculata
350
PHLOX Phlox Drummondi
351
BLUE WINDFLOWER Gentiana pneumonanthe
354
ARROWHEAD Sagittaria sagittifolia
360
FRINGED ORCHIS Habenaria fimbriata
362
PEERLESS NARCISSUS Narcissus incomparabilis
363
POETS NARCISSUS Narcissus poeticus
364
SNOWDROPS Galanthus nivalis
365
GERMAN IRIS Iris Germanica
366
WHITE WOOD LILY Trillium grandiflorum
370
FALSE SOLOMONS SEAL Smilacina racemosa GROWING IN A ROCKY RAVINE
371
INDEX OF COMMON NAMES
391
INDEX OF BOTANICAL NAMES
403

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