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trees will grow, others are following his good example ; and 

 with a liberal outlay of money, and little attention in plant- 

 ing, this sea-girt isle might in a few years be clothed with 

 verdure. 



Mr. Bates has selected a beautiful location for his resi- 

 dence, bordering immediately upon the bold and rocky 

 shore, commanding a full view of the harbor, with Nahant 

 in the foreground and Cohasset in the distance. The extent 

 of the grounds is some fifteen or twenty acres, five or six of 

 which comprise the ornamental portion around the house, 

 about an acre as a kitchen garden, and the remainder unim- 

 proved, only so far as to be laid out with walks, without 

 changing the wild and picturesque character of the place. It 

 is the improvements that have been made in planting orna- 

 mental trees that we wish more particularly to notice. 



Mr, Bates commenced with planting the Abele, for its 

 rapid growth, but this he soon abandoned and planted the 

 Silver maple ; these were far more beautiful, grew finely and 

 resisted the winds ; next he tried the Norway maple ; these 

 too are admirably adapted to bleak situations, their foliage 

 being thick and dense, and the trees of rapid growth. Only 

 six years have elapsed since Mr. Bates commenced planting, 

 and now the trees form a thick and dense boundary of 

 foliage. 



In the rear of the house, in a somewhat sheltered place, 

 about quarter of an acre is planted Avith fruit trees, and 

 already several dwarfs upon the quince were loaded with 

 fruit. 



The kitchen garden we should particularly notice. The 

 soil is light and thin, and in order to have a good garden 

 the whole ground was trenched two feet deep ; the result has 

 been that no better success could be desired on the very 

 richest soil. Already we found a trellis covered with toma- 

 toes nearly ripe. Okra sown in the open ground, now two 

 feet high, and will produce plentifully its pods, which make 

 such a rich dish. All the ordinary vegetables were in fine 

 condition, and not a weed to be seen. Though less in 

 extent, it reminded us of Mr. Russell's,, which we have pre- 

 viously noticed. 



