Interlacing in his work practical, literary, and philosophical approaches to landscape architecture, Evelyn created the first large-scale encyclopedic work on the science and art of gardening."--BOOK JACKET.

Epic poem in eight parts about a New-Englander named Orlando. In part two, Orlando falls in love with a Southern girl called Lodooski Waters and develops a intimate frienship with her brother Albertus. In part four, civil war breaks out, and Orlando becomes a Yankee soldier, while Albertus is wounded as a Confederate.