16 THE HORTICULTURE OF 



streets, where the building of the Massachusetts Chari- 

 table Mechanics' Association now stands; and the 

 Eowe and Barrell estates, on what is now Chauncy 

 street; a part of the latter, at the foot of Franklin 

 street, being drained by Mr. Barrell, and converted 

 into a garden. 



Mr. George W. Lyman's recollection of the gardens 

 and open grounds of Boston, is as follows : 



"On Green and Chardon streets was Mr. Samuel Parkman's 

 estate, with a large garden. On Green street that of Samuel Gore, 

 and one other large estate, owner's name forgotten. On Bowdoin 

 square and Chardon street, estate of Gov. Gore, garden and land, 

 the estate of Joseph Coolidge, 2d, and Kirk Boott. On Cambridge 

 and Middlecot, now Bowdoin street, was the large estate of Joseph 

 Co\)lidge, the elder, of Mr. Mackej*, and much vacant land on the 

 west. On what is now Tremont street, the gardens of Dr. Dan- 

 forth, Dr. Loyd, Gardiner Greene and Gov. Phillips, extending 

 to highland, and including the Bowdoin estate, and perhaps others. 

 On Beacon Hill was a monument, with a gilt eagle on its top. I 

 regret the destruction of this hill and monument, but it was 

 invaded and destroyed by parties known as improvers, and this 

 healthy gravel and fertile loam, as well as that on Pemberton Hill, 

 was removed and dumped into the filthy mill pond. I hope the 

 only remaining classical hill, the Copps, will be preserved for all 

 time. On Summer street was the garden of William Gray, who 

 denned 4 enough' as ' a little more ;' that of Benjamin Bussey, and 

 that of Samuel P. Gardner, which bore some very fine pears not now 

 known. On Beacon street was the large estate of Gov. Hancock, 

 extending to Belknap, changed by Cornelius Coolidge to Joy street, 

 and northerly to Mt. Yernon street, and of Dr. Joy, from Beacon 

 to Mt. Vernon streets. There was south of Walnut street a large 

 lot of land extending to Charles River, with a small powder house 

 and a spring of water on the same." 



Writes Mr. Lyman, under his own hand, May 24, 1880. "this 

 lot is now covered with houses and streets." 



"You will perceive that the old town of Boston is very much 

 altered from what it was at the date of my memorandum. In my 

 opinion it was a much pleasantcr place to reside in than what it is at 

 present. I was pleased with your kindly recollection of me, and I 



