. Germantown Gardens and Gardeners. au of City Property, under the direction of the Siteand Relic Society, prepared desirable walks, and cleared awayits underbrush. Several years ago in this wood near to Chew Street,stood a grove of Jersey Pines,—Pinus inops. This groupof trees has disappeared, but two specimens rescued byGeorge Paramore were planted near the farm house at Aw-bury. The house is now occupied by John Paramore, andthe trees may yet be seen in a flourishing condition. A Jerseypine near the Johnson Street entrance to Cliveden, doubtlesswas transplanted from the grove to its present
. Germantown Gardens and Gardeners. au of City Property, under the direction of the Siteand Relic Society, prepared desirable walks, and cleared awayits underbrush. Several years ago in this wood near to Chew Street,stood a grove of Jersey Pines,—Pinus inops. This groupof trees has disappeared, but two specimens rescued byGeorge Paramore were planted near the farm house at Aw-bury. The house is now occupied by John Paramore, andthe trees may yet be seen in a flourishing condition. A Jerseypine near the Johnson Street entrance to Cliveden, doubtlesswas transplanted from the grove to its present position. Mrs. Chew, February 27, 1904, wrote me, I can onlytell you of the plants of Cliveden that they were of theold-fashioned flowers of the time of 70, 80, and 100 yearsago. The flowers in the garden were old-fashioned monthlyroses, phlox, sweet williams, orange, mignonette, heliotrope,lemon-verbena, jasmine, and fruit trees, apples, pears, cher-ries and apricot, also box. We need not further enlarge for the place stands to. 85 speak for itself. With Cliveden, historic associations ofcourse outtop every other interest, but every one viewing itsdignity, its majestic trees, its beautiful grounds, must rejoicethat it is in possession of a family able to maintain it in per-fect order, with successors to preserve it, for it is German-towns greatest private park. Opposite Cliveden and of later origin is Upsala,which possesses a garden of the old-fashioned type. Theplace is owned and occupied by Miss Sallie Wheeler John-son, and not any who pass it can fail to be impressed by itsstately dignity. In other contributions I have referred to itsrare and noteworthy plants, so at this time it is a privilege tohave the owner present the garden in her own charming Johnson wrote me: Grandfather, John Johnson, Jr., planned the settingout of the trees and the semi-circle of white pine trees, border-ing the road to the front of the house, and continuing, Iwish I could do justice t
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