550 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



Within a few years, there has been very visible im- 

 provement in the style and character of the marine 

 residences in the neighborhood of Boston. 



At Lynn, and on what is called the Beverley shore, 

 are the marine villas of Mr. Prescott, Mr. Curtis, Mr. 

 Lawrence, Mr. Jasigi, Mr. J. D. Bates, Mr. Loring, and 

 the late Mr. Dexter all more or less distinguished 

 by the excellence of their houses, and with most 

 charming views. 



Newport, having become, of late years, a very 

 desirable place of residence for people of fortune, 

 abounds, like the neighborhood of Boston, in very taste- 

 ful and agreeable villas and cottages, with prettily 

 arranged and well kept grounds, the most successful 

 of which, taking grounds with house, is Beaclidyffe, the 

 residence of Delancy Kane, Esq. Mr. Kane's house, a 

 very fine one, is in the style of the French chateaux, 

 with extensive views both inland and seaward, and his 

 lawn is quite as successful as any we know in this 

 country. The place is about twenty acres, and very 

 charmingly planted with a great variety of the most 

 valuable trees. We think the growth of certain varie- 

 ties unsurpassed in any place we have ever seen ; 

 and there is a luxuriance of habit and depth of color in 

 the masses which form his boundary plantations, which 

 is truly remarkable. 



Mr. Kane had a great advantage over many of his 

 Newport neighbors, in finding quite a number of well- 

 grown horse-chestnuts, and other ornamental trees, 

 which he has contrived to work, with much good taste, 

 into his own plantations. The gate-lodge here is quite 

 a little gem in its way. 



Malbone, Place.- -TliQ residence of Mr. J. Prescott 

 Hall is a fine house of red or rather brown freestone, 

 commanding an extensive view of Narragansett bay, and 

 surrounded by some most extraordinary Red cedars, of 

 great antiquity, but with their heads, so flattened and 



