THE

PRAISE OF GARDENS

AN EPITOME OF THE LITERATURE OF

THE GARDEN-ART

WITH AN

HISTORICAL EPILOGUE

BY

ALBERT FORBES SIEVEKING, F.S.A.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS

DENT

LONDON

J. M. DENT & CO.

ALDINE HOUSE, 29 & 30 BEDFORD STREET, W.C.

1899

THENEW YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY

144194

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS 1900.

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