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Frederick Law Olmsted, Landscape architect. Vol. 1, Early years and experiences, together with biographical notes

Note 24 — PART III AMERICAN LANDSCAPE GARDENING IN 1857

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Mr. Olmsted does not mention the work of M. André Parmentier, of Brooklyn, whom Downing considered of great importance (see Downing’s Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, 1841), and several other earlier amateur and professional landscape gardeners, especially in Virginia and Pennsylvania.

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