RARE AND NOTABLE PLANTS 



removed from the northwest corner of 

 Main and Johnson streets, may pic- 

 ture the houses "built of stone which 

 is mixed with glimmer," observed by 

 Peter Kalm in his visit here in 1748. 



About this time the character of 

 Germantown began to change, al- 

 though this change did not become 

 pronounced until 50 years later. An 

 influx of settlers of means and the 

 improved conditions of the natives 

 created new desires, houses became 

 larger and more elaborate, "planta- 

 tions" or "estates" began to take the 

 place of farms, trade stimulated by 

 wealth became of more importance, 

 and the commingling of commerce 

 and culture gave to Germantown an 

 atmosphere not enjoyed by those who 

 planted the settlement. 



With the advent and accumulation 

 of gain came those luxuries which 

 only wealth and culture are able to 

 accommodate, and the severe simplic- 

 ity of those who for conscience sake, 

 left the Fatherland to aid in the 

 "holy experiment" and found a com- 

 monwealth, slowly gave way to an ex- 

 panding era of change. 



There were writers of this period who 

 give us other impressions. One of 



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