RARE AND NOTABLE PLANTS 



homestead, where Judge William D. 

 Kelly once lived. 



Other striking maple-lined avenues 

 may be seen at Justus C. Straw- 

 bridge's, School House lane and Wis- 

 sahickon avenue, at Samuel Welsh's, 

 West School House lane, both of great 

 beauty; also that of Garrett's Hill on 

 our main street, with others numer- 

 ous; and on Norwood avenue, ex- 

 tending from Chestnut avenue to Sun- 

 set avenue. Chestnut Hill, is one be- 

 yond compare. At Butler Place the 

 hemlock (tsuga canadensis) hedge 

 continues of more than ordinary 

 merit, but it is surpassed by a notable 

 hedge of the same species at Thomas 

 P. Galvin's grounds. West Walnut 

 lane, and by the remarkable hedges of 

 "Fern-hill." Other plants at Butler 

 Place worthy of notice are a black 

 walnut and a coffee tree, both of im- 

 mense size and majestic proportions. 

 Distributed throughout our territory 

 are many large and beautiful coffee 

 trees (gymnoclaudus canadensis). One 

 of these may be seeen at Dr. I. Pearson 

 Willit's, on West Walnut lane; anoth- 

 er holds its place in Vernon Park; and 

 a specially fine specimen stands before 

 the Welsh mansion at Spring-Bank. 



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