ILLUSTRATIONS
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FRONTISPIECE
Oak tree on Rabbit Lane, near County Line Road. Photograph by Charles Edward Pancoast.
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The “Morris-Littell” House, at southeast corner of Main and High streets. The rear part of this house I believe to have once been the residence of Dr. Christopher Witt.—(E. C. J.) Photo by J. H. Russ.
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George Redles. A remarkable botanist, whose knowledge of our native and cultivated plants is unsurpassed, and whose modesty is equal to his acquirements. Photograph by Mrs. George Redles.
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Wakefield, a notable historic mansion, whose surrounding grounds exhibit many of our finest plants. Etching by Joseph Pennell. Penna. Magazine.
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Naglee Houses. Original houses, exhibiting to the present the stone dwellings of the early settlement. Photograph of “The Philadelphia Times.”
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Weeping Elms. Beautiful specimens shading the entrance to Meehans’ nurseries. Cut from “Meehans’ Monthly.”
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Louis Clapier Baumann, in his day the leading Florist of Germantown, and the first “wholesale grower of cut flowers” for the Philadelphia markets. Photograph copy by E. C. J.
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Hemlock Glen of the “Monks,” situated on the Wissahickon, above Kitchen’s Lane. Photograph by E. C. J. From “Meehans’ Monthly.”
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Charles J. Wister, who preserves the traditions of “Grumblethorpe,” and following in the footsteps of an illustrious line, is honored and beloved wherever known. Photograph by Samuel R. Gray.
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Elliston P. Morris, the owner of the “Deshler-Morris” mansion which President Washington occupied, and the possessor also of one of the finest gardens in Germantown. Print of “The Germantown Independent-Gazette.”
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R. Robinson Scott, an eminent Germantown horticulturist, and the discoverer of the famous fern known as “Scott’s Spleenwort.” Photograph copy by E. C. J. Print of “Fern-Bulletin.”
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Thomas Nuttall, a noted naturalist, lecturer and explorer. An exceedingly rare spleenwort keeps before us his name. From “Botanists of Philadelphia,” by John W. Harshberger, Ph. D.
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“Wyck,” a marvel of quaintness and exquisite beauty. The oldest house and garden in Germantown, and the richest in intellectual associations. Photograph by Gilbert Hindermyer. From “Home and Garden.”
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Johnson Homestead, at northwest corner of Main street and Washington lane, a house renowned in local history, whose garden is its equal in absorbing interest. Print of “The Germantown Independent-Gazette.”
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Cliveden, the centre of the Germantown battle ground, and the home of many beautiful plants. Print of “The Germantown Independent-Gazette.”
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Upsala, celebrated for its stately beauty, and its possessions of rare and unique plants. Photograph by J. H. Russ.
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Joseph Meehan, a noted botanist and horticulturist, whose writings form an integral part of our best floricultural magazines. Print of “Floral Exchange.”
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Prof. Thomas Meehan, a noted scientist, educator and writer, the author of the greatest books upon our native flora, and the nestor of American Horticulture. Print of “Meehans’ Monthly.”