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chards, and garden. The latter, which 

 extended back to Mt. Vernon Street, and 

 received constant accessions from Eng- 

 land, was laid out in flower-beds bordered 

 with box, while large box trees, and a 

 great variety of fruit, among which were 

 several immense mulberries, occupied 

 the remaining space. 



At the north end of the town, previous 

 to the Revolution, were the residences 

 of Governors Thomas Hutchinson and 

 Frankland, both of which had extensive 

 gardens, which were well stocked with 

 the flowers and various fruits of those 

 days. The old Bowling Green, afterwards 

 Bowdoin Square, was the locality of 

 many fine old ancestral estates with acres 

 of gardens, orchards, and stately trees. 

 Here the Bootts lived, their garden being 

 long celebrated for its choice fruits and 

 rare plants, which were obtained through 

 the influence of Dr. Francis Boott, who 

 was well known as a botanist in England. 

 Here also were the homes of the Gores, 

 Parkmans, I^ymans, Coolidges, and 

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