through Hartford^ New Haven, <^c. 409 



The garden is situated to the east of the house, at the 

 base of the hill, and occupies an acre or two, laid out with 

 walks through the centre, crossing at right angles. On the 

 borders of the walks many pears and other fruit trees are 

 planted, which have already produced considerable fruit. 

 Of pears, Mr. Whitney has a collection of all the newest 

 and best kinds : and the compartments were filled with 

 vegetables, of which we noticed some rows of Bailey's Red 

 and White giant celery, of large size : these varieties are 

 exceedingly hardy, and less liable to rust than some of the 

 other sorts. 



Just in view from the library, near the house is the flower 

 garden, filled to overflowing with a variety of annuals, 

 perennials, and beautiful dahlias, profusely covered with 

 blossoms. The garden is fancifully laid out, with gravel 

 walks and box edgings; and a conservatory built in the old 

 style, with blank roof and upright fruit sashes, stands on 

 the north side. It is merely intended to winter a few 

 plants, such as oranges, «fcc. We trust, however, that Mr. 

 Whitney will be induced to erect a large and fine conserva- 

 tory in the modern style ; it would be a great addition to 

 his residence and prove a source of attraction a greater por- 

 tion of the year. 



Mr. Whitney is a great raiser of stock, and has bred some 

 of the finest cattle ever exhibited in the State. He has also 

 taken several prizes for superior stock exhibited at the Fair 

 of the American Institute, in New York. We left Mr. 

 Whitney's place delighted with our visit. 



Garden of A. N. Skinner, Esq. — Hillhouse avenue, on 

 which there are several fine residences, one of which is Mr. 

 Skinner's, leads up to the residence of the late James Hill- 

 house, Esq. It is planted on each side with elms, and forms 

 a kind of vista to the front of the mansion. The residence 

 itself is only remarkable for its beautiful site, and the large 

 and fine formed elms which adorn the grounds around the 

 house. 



Mr. Skinner's garden, we should judge, contains an 

 acre or two, in the form of a parallelogram, with walks at 

 right angles. A part, at the farther end from the house, is 

 used as a vegetable garden. The remainder is filled with 

 fruit and ornamental trees and plants, and one of the newest 

 and choicest collection of dahlias in the town. We here 

 saw some superb specimens of the Queen, Lady Cooper, 



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