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and its beauty is not frittered away in redundance of ornament ; 

 its plain brackets, neat verandas, and the simplicity of its en- 

 tire finish give it an air of architectural elegance rarely attained 

 in this style. The interior is equally as beautiful as the ex^ 

 terior. The hall is spacious, and lighted by a skylight of 

 colored glass. The parlor and dining room connect by slid- 

 ing doors, and the library is entered from the dining room. 

 The ceilings of each, as well as the hall, are beautifully fres- 

 coed and finished. 



The grounds are profusely planted with evergreens, more 

 so than any other place here, and among them several quite 

 new and little known kinds. The entrance is from the side 

 by a short avenue leading to the lawn front ; on the right is 

 the garden, and on the left the pleasure ground, which is 

 screened from the avenue by a thick plantation of arborvitae 

 and evergreens, and the view of which is commanded from 

 the library. It might be called a pinetum, for nearly every 

 tree is a fine specimen of some Coniferse, chiefly pines and 

 spruces. We give the kinds and dimensions of some of 

 them : — 



Cedar of Lebanon, 10 feet high. 



Austrian pines, 12 to 15 feet. 



English yewsj 8 feet, and 6 feet broad. 



Deodars, 8 feet. 



Pinus cembra, 10 feet, splendid specimens. 



Scotch pines, 12 to 15 feet. 



Pinus pinaster, 12 feet. 



The cembras are very beautiful ; indeed, we know nothing 

 much finer among the pines; and we highly commend it as 

 one of the best trees. The deodars and Cedars of Lebanon 

 were greatly injured by the last severe winter, and some 

 quite killed. The yews were fine specimens. Norway 

 spruces of all sizes, 10 to 20 feet high. The trees are finely 

 grouped, and only need careful thinning to render the grounds 

 a fine specimen of landscape art. 



The garden is very extensive, and is walled in, with two 

 vineries on one side. It is laid out in squares, and contains 



