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The fine line of Catalpa trees set out by Richard 

 Stockton, along the front of his lawn, were in full 

 flower when he rode up to his house on a memor- 

 able July day to tell his wife that he had signed 

 the Declaration of American Independence. Since 

 then Catalpa trees bear everywhere in that vicinity 



Old Box at Prince Homestead. 



the name of Independence trees, and are believed 

 to be ever in bloom on July 4th. 



In the delightful diary and letters of Eliza South- 

 gate Bowne \A Girl's Life Eighty Tears Ago), are 

 other side glimpses of the beautiful gardens of old 

 Salem, among them those of the wealthy mer- 

 chants of the Derby family. Terraces and arches 



