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distant hills. This is one of the most celebrated places on 

 the Hudson, and there are few that so well pay tiie lover 

 of improved landscape for a visit. 



Just below Ellerslie are the fine mansion and pleasing 

 grounds of Wm. Emmet, Esq., the former a stone edifice, 

 in the castellated style, and the latter forming a most 

 agreeable point on the margin of the river. 



The seat of Mrs. Gardiner Howland, near "New Ham- 

 burgh, is not only beautiful in situation, but is laid out 

 with great care, and is especially remarkable for the 

 many rare trees and shrubs collected in its grounds. 



Wodenethe, near Fishkill landing, is the seat of II. W. 

 Sargent, Esq., and is a bijou full of interest for the lover 

 of rural beauty ; abounding in rare trees, shrubs, and 

 plants, as well as vases, and objects of rural embellish- 

 ment of all kinds. 



Kenwood, formerly the residence of J. Ratlibone, Esq., 

 is one mile south of Albany. Ten years ago this spot was a 

 wild and densely wooded hill, almost inaccessible. With 

 great taste and industry Mr. Rathbone has converted it 

 into a country residence of much picturesque beauty, 

 erected in the Tudor style, one of the best villas in the 

 country, with a gate-lodge in the same mode, and laid out 

 the grounds with remarkable skill and good taste. There 

 are about 1200 acres in this estate, and pleasure grounds, 

 forcing houses, and gardens, are now flourishing where ali 

 was so lately in the rudest state of nature ; while, by the 

 judicious preservation of natural wood, the effect of a long 

 cultivated demesne has been given to the whole. 



The Manor House of the " Patroon" (as the eldest son 

 of the Van Rensselaer family is called) is in the northern 

 suburbs of the city of Albany. The mansion, greatly 



