CONTENTS.

PARE UT.

G a aoe NG CONSIDERED IN RESPECT TO ITS ORIGIN, PROGRESS,

ATE AMONG DIFFERENT NATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND CLIMATES.

BOOK I. HISTORY OF GARDENING AMONG ANCIENT AND MODERN NATIONS. Cuap. I. Page

Of the Origin and Progress of Gardening in the earliest ages of Antiquity, or from the 10th century before the vulgar era to the found- ation of the Roman Empire-=)&

I. Of the fabulous Gardens of Antiquity- ib.

Il. Jewish Gardens. B.C. 1500.= eet

III, Pheacian Gardens. B.C. 900.-- 2.

IV. Babylonian or Assyrian Gardens. B.C._

2000.--- 5

V. Persian Gardens. B. C. 500. S=) 410

VI. Grecian Gardens. B. C. 300.- 3b.

VII. Gardening in the agesof Antiquity, as

to Fruits, Culinary usa and Flowers-=i. Cuap. II.

Chronological History of Gardening, from the| time of the Roman Kings, in the sixth cen- tury B. C. to the Decline and Fall of the Empire in the fifth century of our era 9

I. Roman Gardening as an‘Art of Design and

Taste ib.

II. Roman Gardening consider ed as to the C ul-

ture of Flowers and Plants of Ornament 13

III. Roman Gardening in respect to its Pro-

ducts for the Kitchen and the Dessert 7d.

IV. Roman Gardening considered in respect

to the Propagation and Planting of‘Tim- ber-trees and Hedges: 14 V. Roman Gardening as a Srlenees:: and as to the Authors it produced- 15) Cuap. III. f Chronological History of Gardening, in conti- nental Europe from the Time of the Romans to the present Day, or from A. D. 500 to A. D. 1823.-=- 16 I. Of the Revival, Progress, and ey State of Gardening in Italy=) lik

1. Italian Gardening, in respect ¢ to Design and Taste ib.

. Italian Gardening in‘respect to the Cul- ture of Flowers‘and Plants of Ornament 21

3. Italian Gardening in respect to its Products for the Kitchen and the Dessert=i 23

4, Italian Gardening, in respect to the plant- ing of Timber-trees and Hedges 94. 5. Italian Gardening, as empirically pre actised ao

3. Italian Gardening, as a Science, and as to the Authors it has produced- ib.

IJ. Of the Revival, Progress, and present State of Gardening in Holland and Flanders- 26

1. Dutch Gardening, as an Art of Design and Taste= ib.

2. Dutch Gardening, in respect“to the Cul-

ture of Flowers and Plants of Ornament 29| 3. Dutch Gardening in respect to the Cul- ture of Fruits and Culinary Vegetables- 31|

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ing of Timber-trees and Hedges= 5, Dutch Gardening, as empirically practised 3. Dutch Gardening, as a Science, and in re- spect tothe Authors it has produced”-

III. Of the Rise, Progress, and present State of

Gardening in France

1. French Gardening, as an Art of Design and Taste:

2. French Gardening, ir in respect to the Cul- ture of Flowers and Plants of Ornament

3. French Gardening, in respect to its horti- cultural Productions

4, French Gardening, in respect to the plant- ing of Timber-trees and Hedges

5. French Gardening, as empirically prac tised

6. French Gardening, asa Scienc e, and as to the Authors it has produced--

IV. Of the Rise, Progress, and present State of

Gardening in Germany

1. German Gz irdening, as an Art of Design and Taste

2. German Gardening, i in respect to the Cul- ture of Flowers and Plants of Ornament

3. German Gardening, in respect to horticul- tural Productions

4. German Gardening, as to planting Timber- trees and Hedges

5. German Gardening, as empirically prac- tised-

6. German Gardening, as a Science,‘and as to the Authors it has produced--

V. Of the Rise, Progress, and present State of

Gardening in Switzerland VI. Of the Rise, E-rogress, and present. State of Gardening in Sweden and Norway- VII. Of the Rise, Progress, and present State of Gardening in Russia 1. Russian Gardening, as an Art‘of Design and Taste 2. Russian Gardening, i in respect‘to the Cul. ture of Flowers and Plants of Ornament 3. Russian Gardening, in respect to its horti- cultural Productions . Russian Gardening, in respect to the Cul- ture of Timber-trees and Hedges 5, Russian Gardening, as empirically prac- tised s Russian Gardening, as a Sci ience, and as to the Authors it has produced VIII. Of the Rise, Progress, and present State of Gardening in Poland- IX. Of the Rise, Progress, and present State of Gardening in Spain and Portugal 1. Spanish Gardening, as an Art of Design and Taste= 2. Spanish and Portuguese Garden ning, in re spect to the Culture of Flowers and Plants of Ornament= 5. Spanish and Portuguese Gz arden ning, in re- spect to its horticultural Productions and Planting

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X. Of the Rise, Progress, and present state of

Gardening in E uropea in Turkey

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Pa . Dutch Gardening, in respect to the plant-

AND PRESENT