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Old time gardens, newly set forth

Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · 1901 · New York, London, The Macmillan company · 13 pictures

Old Time Gardens, Newly Set Forth is a 1901 garden history by Alice Morse Earle, published in New York and London by the Macmillan company for general readers interested in historic gardens. Its photographic plates show American and English gardens, with the sideways-printed pictures typical of the plates. The pictures show dense shrubs and vines, flower beds bordered by clipped hedges, and a formal garden with a tall brick house, giving designers examples of informal planting and clipped edging.

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