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is a large circle of grass with a superb old elm as the central note.

[[underlined]] Gate-House at Blithewood, ^[[T]]arrytown-on-Hudson, N.Y. [[/underlined]] ^[[see Antiques Mag p 1406 - June 1982.]]

The old gate-house at Blithewood at ^[[T]]arrytown-on-Hudson is now part of the estate owned by the Zabriskie family. 

[[underlined]] 43 [[/underlined]]. The estate has passed through many hands, and this gate-house dates from the time that Andrew Jackson Downing did much to beautify the place while it was owned by Rober Donaldson. At this time was planted the avenue of magnificent old white pines, now over a hundred years old, which extend half a mile in length. The estate has many other beautiful old trees, due to Andrew Jackson Downing's influence and the gate-house is typical of the best of his garden design. 

[[underlined]] Rose-Lawn, Washington, N.Y [[/underlined]] (1840)

^[[*]] Rose-Lawn is now owned by Mrs. Herman Place of the Millbrook Garden Club. 

[[underlined]] 44. [[/underlined]] This slide is made from an old print and shows the gardens as an excellent example of a gentleman's estate as developed between 1830 and 1840. Note the trees for a windbreak, grape arbor, and greenhouse and, in New York State as in New England, straight lines for walls and trees, with rectangular divisions for all sections of the plan. 

Transcription Notes:
- 2nd "Tarrytown" also was a correction of "Barrytown" (like the first mention). - Comma needs to be added after "Washington" (Edits made by Archives of American Gardens staff)