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the land deeply ploughed and enriched, 

 and converted into a velvety lawn of 

 several acres which spread in front of the 

 mansion. Thoroughly constructed roads 

 and paths, planted on either side with the 

 best hardy trees and shrubs, were so ar- 

 ranged about the premises as to command 

 the most charming vistas. Groups of 

 conifers and evergreens with the choicest 

 rhododendrons and azaleas filled the 

 grounds. Fruit and vegetable gardens, 

 surrounded with ornamental hedges, 

 plant-houses, fruit-houses, conservatories, 

 and other buildings devoted to horticul- 

 tural purposes, occupied a large space. 

 The beautifully expanded lake with the 

 Italian garden upon its borders, consid- 

 ered as choice landscape features, add 

 greatly to this noted estate. 



Such a generous patron of the horticul- 

 tural art as Mr. Hunnewell has always 

 proved, deserves and receives the admira- 

 tion of the public. 



An attempt to give a more extended 

 account of the estates and gardens in and 

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