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the best ill the vicinity. His grapes, nectarines, peaches, and 

 strawberries, have seldom been surpassed. 



In farming, Mr. Hunnewcll is one of our most enterprising, 

 though not one of our most extensive farmers, if we except 

 liay, of which he cuts one of the Largest crops in the county. 

 Every thing he attempts is done well — a fact visible in every 

 department. In farm stock and implements he has the best 

 of their kind, and among the former were particularly notice- 

 able his fine Jersey and half-bred Jersey stock. 



We must, however, speak more particularly of the great efforts 

 Mr. Ilunnewell has made to introduce both old and new varieties 

 of forest trees and shrubs, with a view to testuig their adapta- 

 tion to our latitude. Among the forest trees there are many 

 fine specimens of the oak, elm, asli, beech, maple, magnolia, &c. 

 He has also given great attention to evergreens, of which he has 

 rare and beautiful sorts, which promise to become hardy with 

 us. Such are the Piniis cxcelsa, P. cembra, P. Benthamiana 

 P. Lambert iana, P. Ponderosa ; the Plcea pinsapo, P. Nord' 

 maniatia, P. nob His ; the Thuja g-ig-anlea, T. borealis ; the 

 Cvpressus Laivsimiana; Abies pi/rainidalis ; Taxodiiiiu pen- 

 dula; Juniperus cricoides, and other coniferous trees. We must 

 not omit the magnificent Norway spruces and white pines, pro- 

 fusely planted along the roads and over the grounds, nor the 

 masses of choice shrubs which are grouped here and there 

 under the trees and in the occasional openings. Here are the 

 the Aiulromedas, the Azaleas, tho PJiododendrons, the Kafmias, 

 3Iu/iu)iias, Hollies, <fec. Here too is found, in a separate depart- 

 ment, a collection of trees and shrubs with variegated foliage, 

 such as the Striped-leaved Negundo, Silver-striped Oak, Beech, 

 &c. Near the house was a very showy bed of tropical plants, 

 which are to be Removed to the green-house for the winter. 

 This was called a jungle, and contained plants of the bamboo, 

 banana, canna, &c. The greatest curiosity was the Italian 

 garden with its evergreens neatly cut into fantastic shapes, 

 standing like sentinels at regular intervals on the parapeted 

 walls or terraces of the grounds. 



On the whole, we know of no more interesting place in the 

 vicinity of Boston, none where such rapid strides have been 

 made in the acquisition of beautiful and rare things, or in the 

 judicious planting and care of them. 



