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Stenton, near Germantown, four miles from Philadelphia, 

 is a fine old place, with many picturesque features. The 

 farm consists of 700 acres, almost without division fences — 

 admirably managed— and remarkable for its grand old 

 avenue of the hemlock spruce, 110 years old, leading to a 

 family cemetery of much sylvan beauty. There is a large 

 and excellent old mansion, with paved halls, built in 1731, 

 which is preserved in its original condition. This place 

 was the seat of the celebrated Logan, the friend of William 

 Penn, and is now owned by his descendant, Albanus Logan. 



The villa residence of Alexander Brown, Esq., is situated 

 on the Delaware, a few miles from Philadelphia. There 

 is here a good deal of beauty, in the natural style, made up 

 chiefly by lawn and forest trees. A pleasing drive through 

 plantations of 25 years' growth, is one of the most interest- 

 ing features — and there is much elegance and high keeping 

 in the grounds. 



Below Philadelphia, the lover of beautiful , places will 

 find a good deal to admire in the country seat of John R 

 Latimer, Esq., near Wilmington, which enjoys the reputa^ 

 tion of being the finest in Delaware. The place has all 

 the advantages of high keeping, richly stocked gardens and 

 conservatories, and much natural beauty, heightened by 

 judicious planting, arrangement, and culture. 



At the south are many extensive country residences re- 

 markable for trees of unusual grandeur and beauty, among 

 which the live oak is very conspicuous ; but they are, in 

 general, wanting in that high keeping and care, which is 

 so essential to the charm of a landscape garden. 



Of smaller villa residences, suburban chiefly, there are 

 great numbers, springing up almost by magic, in the bor- 

 ders of our towns and cities. Though the possessors of 



