xploit the wonders of the newly discovered hemisphere.' 'The colonial ornamental gardens were unlike our own in the relative poverty of plants, inthe absence of the landscape arrangement, in the rarity of greenhouses, and the lack ofsmooth-shaven lawns (for the lawn mower was not invented till this [19th] century. Thesegardens were of two general types: the unconventional personal garden, without form butnot void, in which things grew in delightful democracy; the conventional, box-bordered,geometrical garden, in which things grew in most respectful aristocracy.' 'The opening of the nineteenth century may be taken as a convenient starting point for anarrative of the evolution of American Horticulture. At that time Horticulture began toattain some prominence as distinct from general agriculture, and the establishment ofpeace after the long and depleting war with England had turned the attention of the bestcitizens afresh to the occupation of the soil. The example of Washington, in returning tothe farm after a long and honorable public career, no doubt exerted great influence.' ...
