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rates the flower garden from the lawn front ; and in the centre 

 of the garden is a small fountain, which throws a good jet 

 twenty or thirty feet high, the water being supplied by a 

 reservoir, into which it is pumped from the pond by a wind- 

 mill, thus affording an abundance of this element, so essential 

 wherever a fresh garden and deep green tnrf are wanted ; 

 all these are on the ground sloping towards the main road. 

 Descending towards the pond on the other side the lawn oc- 

 cupies about half of the ground, and the fruit garden the 

 other, with a marginal walk the whole length of the water ; 

 this walk follows the edge of the pond, and is cut through 

 the natural growth of walnuts, oaks, beeches, &.C., which 

 grow in this locality. The fruit garden contains a fine lot of 

 pears, principally standards, and is surrounded by a neat 

 arborvitee hedge, which shuts it out to some extent from, 

 view. 



On the lawn are some very pretty trees, though yet small ; 

 among others we noticed the Cut-leaved beech, the Fountain 

 willow. Weeping ash, Cut-leaved birch, &c. Three or 

 four years' additional growth will change the aspect of the 

 grounds. The day was one of the hottest of the season, and 

 would have been almost unbearable in any other place ; but 

 the fine breeze from the water, and the deep shade of the 

 overarching trees upon the margin, under which we could 

 recline on the soft grass, enabled us to refresh ourselves after 

 the morning walk over the garden and farm. 

 . Mr. Copeland deserves much credit for the taste which he 

 has shown in selecting the site for a residence, as well as the 

 improvements he has made. The country in the immediate 

 vicinity is beautifully wooded, affording pleasant drives ; but 

 the lovely pond, with its varied scenery, and the ever-cool- 

 ing breeze which plays across it, render this one of the most 

 desirable locations for a summer residence in our neighbor- 

 hood. 



