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we ever saw assembled together in so small a com- 

 pass. 



In the environs of New Bedford are many beautiful resi- 

 dences. Among these, we desire particularly to notice the 

 residence of James Arnold, Esq. There is scarcely a small 

 place in Ne\v England, where the pleasure-grounds are so 

 full of variety, and in such perfect order and keeping, as at 

 this charming spot ; and its winding walks, open bits of 

 lawn, shrubs and plants grouped on turf, shady bowers, 

 and rustic seats, all most agreeably combined, render this 

 a very interesting and instructive suburban seat. 



In New Jersey, the grounds of the Count de Survilliers, 

 at Bordentown, are very extensive ; and although the sur- 

 face is mostly flat, it has been well varied by extensive 

 plantations. At Mount Holly, about twenty miles from 

 Camden, is Mr. Dunn's unique, semi-oriental cottage, with 

 a considerable extent of pleasure ground, newly planted, 

 after the designs of Mr. Notman. (Fig. 11.) 



About Philadelphia there are several very interesting 

 seats on the banks of the Delaware and Schuylkill, and 

 the district between these two rivers. 



The country seat of George Sheaff, Esq., one of the most 

 remarkable in Pennsylvania, in many respects, is twelve 

 miles north of Philadelphia. The house is a large and re- 

 spectable mansion of stone, surrounded by pleasure-grounds 

 and plantations of fine evergreen and deciduous trees. The 

 conspicuous ornament of the grounds, however, is a mag- 

 nificent white oak, of enormous size, whose wide stretching 

 branches, and grand head, give an air of dignity to the 

 whole place. (Fig. 12.) Among the sylvan features here, 

 most interesting, are also the handsome evergreens, chiefly 

 Balsam or Balm of Gilead firs, some of which are now 



