. The book of the garden. Gardening. him, illustrative of the ancient designs in Germany. We have selected these subjects from the rich collection of Professor HeidelofF, not that they are by any means the finest specimens of his research, as they are, for the most part, intended for mansion decoration. Those we have chosen are, however, adapted to garden purposes, and being of simple Gothic forms, are of easy execution, and could be made at little expense, now that the process of wood- carving is so easily applicable to curved lines. Nor would it be difficult, if desir- able, to cut them in s
. The book of the garden. Gardening. him, illustrative of the ancient designs in Germany. We have selected these subjects from the rich collection of Professor HeidelofF, not that they are by any means the finest specimens of his research, as they are, for the most part, intended for mansion decoration. Those we have chosen are, however, adapted to garden purposes, and being of simple Gothic forms, are of easy execution, and could be made at little expense, now that the process of wood- carving is so easily applicable to curved lines. Nor would it be difficult, if desir- able, to cut them in stone. Cast-iron chairs, both architectural and artistical, as figs. 884, 885, 886, are also. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
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