Dézallier D'Argenville, Antoine Joseph; LeBlond, Alexandre [Hrsg.]: The Theory And Practice Of Gardening: Wherein is fully handled All that relates to Fine Gardens, Commonly Called Pleasure-Gardens ... (London, 1728)

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PART I.

"Which contains the

THEORY

OF

GARDENING.

CHAP. I.

Serving as an Advertisement.

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PON examining moft Authors who have writ
of Agriculture and Gardening, I found none
of them had enlarged upon the Subject I de-
termined to treat of. This, at firft, had al-
moft difcouraged me from an Undertaking, in
which I could hope for no Affiftance from others, it being
eafy to go wrong where no-body has beaten the Way. As
I may, then, without Vanity, lay, this Work has ibmething
New in it, I hope, the Reader will more readily excuie the
Faults that fliali be found therein: Some more able Hand may
poflibly come after, and give the finiihing Stroke to that
which I propofe but a Sketch of.

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