HISTORICAL NOTICES. 
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The villa residence of Alexander Brown, Esq., is situated 
on the Delaware, a few miles above 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. This 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 gene- 
ral, 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 borders 
of our towns and cities. Though the possessors of these can 
scarcely hope to introduce any thing approaching to a land- 
scape garden style, in laying out their limited grounds, still 
they may be greatly benefited by an acquaintance with the 
beauties, and the pleasures, of this species of rural embellish- 
ment. When we are once master of the principles, and aware 
of the capabilities of an art, we are able to infuse an expression 
of tasteful design, or an air of more correct elegance, even 
into the most humble works, and with very limited means. 
While we shall endeavour, in the following pages, to give 
such a view of modern Landscape Gardening, as will enable 
