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means, we do not doubt that his residence will be one of the 

 finest in the neighborhood. 



The lawn has been exceedingly well managed, and pre- 

 sented a soft and even surface, notwithstanding the recent 

 dry weather. This may be easily accomplished by frequent 

 mowing and rolling, by which means alone a lawn can be 

 kept in good condition. Unless it is intended to gi\'e the after- 

 care necessary to have a good lawn, it is only time and ex- 

 pense thrown away to make the attempt in the beginning; 

 and, with proper attention, we are certain that a soft and 

 verdant lawn may be obtained in our climate, if not to the 

 same perfection as in England, at least in sufficient beauty to 

 be one of the most attractive features of a villa residence. 



Very few trees have yet been planted, but Mr. Mudge has 

 a nursery of young trees, and intends to add many more, 

 with a view to plant largely another year. The Buckthorn 

 hedges were thick, dense, and good. A small grapery, about 

 fifty feet long, occupies the back part of the garden ; in front 

 are beds of flowers and shrubs on turf, and near the house a 

 fine lot of dwarf pears on the quince. In the rear of the 

 grapery is the kitchen garden. 



We alluded to the order and neatness of Mr. Johnson's 

 garden ; and it will not at all detract from the merit of his 

 place to say, that, in this respect, his neighbor, Mr. Mudge, 

 is a formidable rival. Lynn must be awarded the palm for 

 the high keeping of her gardens. 



Residence of F. Tudor, Esq., Nahant. — Nahant is a bold 

 promontory, jutting out into the sea, and only reached by a 

 narrow beach of three or four miles in length. Here, during 

 the summer season, the citizens of Boston resort to enjoy the 

 refreshing breezes, which, cooled by the sea on all sides, 

 give it the air of the autumn season. With the excep- 

 tion of a few rows of cotton-wood, (Populus canadensis) 

 a stranger sees scarcely any thing in the shape of a tree or 

 shrub, and if his visit should be in July or August, he would 

 wonder why they have not been more abundantly planted 

 around the few cottages which are scattered over the place. 

 At this season, the waves gently lave the rugged rocks, and 

 the Eastern breezes waft nought but freshness and vigor ; 

 one would think Nahant might be as easily converted into a 



