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planted in small and scattered groups, so eis to break up the 

 sameness of the grounds, and conceal their extent as well as 

 their boundary lines. The main walk should also be wid- 

 ened to correspond with the extent of the place. What has 

 been done is moftly in good taste ; and it only requires a 

 careful study of the features of the ground, to render it one 

 of the most beautiful seaside residences among the many 

 that have sprung up here within three or four years. 



Residence of Delancy Kane, Esq. — This fine place 

 contains upwards of sixteen acres, and is situated on the 

 Beach road, on the eastern side of the city, immediately upon 

 the seashore, which forms its boundary on one side for several 

 hundred feet. The house has just been erected ; it is in the 

 Rural Gothic style, built of brick and stone, and presents a 

 fine sky outline, with its numerous gables. The interior is 

 elaborately finished, and the views from the different rooms, 

 as well as the lawn front, are unsurpassed. A fine growth 

 of trees shuts out the Beach road, which is much travelled, 

 and the house stands so far back that it is quite secluded, 

 though so near a great thoroughfare. 



A neat lodge ornaments the entrance gate, and the ap- 

 proach leads with an easy curve to the house, which faces 

 the Beach road, the space between the two forming the lawn. 

 To the right is the seashore ; and on the left is an orna- 

 mental plantation of trees separating the grounds from the 

 garden. The whole is in excellent keeping, and with the 

 aid of some large trees, which grew upon the place before 

 Mr. Kane purchased it, has more the air of an old residence 

 than any other that we visited. Nearly in the centre of the 

 lawn, where these old trees are scattered about, is the largest 

 ailanthus probably in New England ; it is two feet in diam- 

 eter, with a fine broad head, and in perfect vigor, its large 

 oriental foHage having a fine effect among the smaller leaved 

 trees. 



The house was only completed last spring, and the lawn 

 laid down since then, but the season has been so favorable that 

 the grass has taken hold of the ground, and surprised us by its 

 thickness and verdure. With the exception of the few old 



