VISITS TO COUNTRY PLACES. 



Of tlie Pines, the Excclsa, Sylvestris, Austriaca, and Ccmbra, may be said to 

 do extroini'Iy well. 



Spruces — the Norway succeeds tolerably well ; the lliiiialayaii perfectly ; and 

 !Menzies will no douI)t <xrow. 



The Cunninj!:haniia sinensis llonrislios well, and is ])erfectly hardy. The Atlas 

 Cedar, the Japan Yew, and the rare Round-leaved Yew, do well, and are hardy, 

 as likewise do the Chinese, Swedish, and En<rlish Junipers. Arhor-Vittcs, such 

 as the Siberian and Yellow, and many others of this f^roup, are entirely successful. 



As a test of this climate, we are assured by Mr. Albert Smith that the Ama- 

 ryllis lonjjifolia has stood out in his garden the last ten years, and the I'ride of 

 India, that charm of Southern cities, and which dies down annually in Philadel- 

 jdiia, stood out during the cold winter of 1855-5G, and bloomed in the autumn. 

 It does not make a tree, but succeeds as a shrub. Phyllyrias stood out also un- 

 injured. All the Spireas, new and old, do remarkably well, as also the Dentzias. 

 The Belgian Azaleas must be protected from the wind. Six sorts of English 

 Ueaths withstood the cold effects of the cold winter, and flowered nearly all last 

 summer. The Deodar Cedar is more successful here than anywhere north of 

 Baltimore, as are the varieties of Chinese Magnolias; and no doubt the Salisburia 

 and Tulip Poplar would grow well. 



Here is a surprising list for a Northern home ; the beneficial effects of the 

 pro.ximity of the Gulf-Stream are clearly traced, and we cannot wonder that so 

 many people are selecting Newport for both a summer and a permanent residence. 



At ]\Ir. Kane's, we saw an example of the value of Swift's Lawn Mower, that 

 sets at rest every possible objection to the success of that instrument. The lawn 

 is as perfect as any one can desire — a smooth, even, green carpet, that gives more 

 efifect and expression than can be imagined by those who have not witnessed a 

 good example of high keeping. Two men and a horse mow six acres in a day, 

 also cutting round the shrubbery, and this includes taking away the short grass 

 picked up by the machine at the same time that it gives a good rolling to the 

 ground. 



The whole effect of Mr. Kane's grounds is eminently satisfactory. Neatness 

 prevails throughout. The visitor to Newport will recall the place by the very 



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