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008			901114s1991 nmua 001 0 eng
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035			_a(AEA)D94B142DC18E44EEBC15B6729F579617
050			_aSB 466.U65 _b.Si23 1991
100			_aSigg, Eric. _9110578
245		0	_aCalifornia public gardens : _ba visitor's guide / _cEric Sigg.
260			_aSanta Fe, N.M. : _bJohn Muir Publications _cc1991.
300			_aix, 323 p. : _bill. (some col.) _c22 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aEach word of this book's title describes somthing acout its goals and how it is organized. This is the first book that discusses all major (and many minor) public gardens throughout California. Although they are not necessarily owned by a scheduled basis. The can be found on the estates of philanthropists, in arboretums, in botanical gardens, or in more surprising locations such as a theme park, a college campus, and even a cementery. The author discusses the botany, taxonomy, horticulture, and cultural history of the gardens while commenting on architecture, urban planning, and social purpose. He also connects the gardens to the poeple who made them, to the history and myths of California, and to its landscape. Here the garden is viewed as a fine arts as well as a humane one.
650			_aBotanical gardens _zCalifornia _9110579
650			_aGardens _zCalifornia _9110580
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