HISTORICAL NOTICES. 
[Fig. 5. The Lake at Montgomery Place.] 
Eller slie is the seat of William Kelly, Esq. It is three 
miles below Rhinebeck. It comprises over six hundred 
acres, and is one of our finest examples of high keeping 
and good management, both in an ornamental and an 
agricultural point of view. The house is conspicuously 
placed on a commanding natural terrace, with a fair fore- 
ground of park surface below it, studded with beautiful 
groups of elms and oaks, and a very fine reach of river and 
picture by itself, is one of the most perfect flower gardens 
in the country, laid out in the arabesque manner, and glow- 
ing with masses of the gayest colors — each bed being com- 
posed wholly of a single hue. A large conservatory, an 
exotic garden, an arboretum, etc., are among the features 
of interest in this admirable residence. Including a drive 
through a fine bit of natural wood, south of the mansion, 
there are five miles of highly varied and picturesque pri- 
vate roads and walks, through the pleasure-grounds of 
Montgomery Place. 
