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face is much broken and varied, and finely wooded and 
planted. In improving this picturesque site, a nice sense 
of the charm of natural expression has been evinced ; 
and the sudden variations from smooth open surface, to 
wild, wooded banks, with rocky, moss-covered flights of 
steps, strike the stranger, equally with surprise and delight. 
A charming greenhouse, a knotted flower garden, and a 
pretty, rustic moss-house, are among the interesting points 
of this spirited place. (See Fig. 4). 
In Connecticut, Monte Video , the seat of Daniel Wads- 
worth, Esq., near Hartford, is worthy of commendation, as 
it evinces a good deal of beauty in its grounds, and is one 
of the most tasteful in the state. The residence of James 
Hillhouse, Esq., near New-Haven, is a pleasing specimen 
of the simplest kind of Landscape Gardening, where grace- 
ful forms of trees, and a gently sloping surface of grass, 
are the principal features. The villa of Mr. Whitney, near 
New-Haven, is one of the most tastefully managed in the 
state. In Maine, the most remarkable seat, as respects 
landscape gardening and architecture, is that of Mr. Gar- 
diner, of Gardiner. 
The environs of Boston, are more highly cultivated than 
those of any other city in North America. There are here, 
whole rural neighborhoods of pretty cottages and villas, 
admirably cultivated, and, in many cases, tastefully laid out 
and planted. The character of even the finest of these 
places, is, perhaps, somewhat suburban, as compared with 
those of the Hudson river, but we regard them as furnish- 
ing admirable hints for a class of residence likely to become 
more numerous than any other in this country — the taste- 
ful, suburban cottage. The owner of a small cottage resi- 
dence, may have almost every kind of beauty and enjoyment 
