RARE AND NOTABLE PLANTS 



teresting trees the garden of "Grum- 

 blethorpe" suggest, are the Chancel- 

 lor pear, which originated on the 

 grounds of William Chancellor, School 

 House lane, adjoining Germantown 

 Academy, and the original Keiffer 

 pear, produced by Peter Keiffer at his 

 nursery on Livezey's lane, west of 

 Wissahickon creek. 



While in the vicinity of Germantown 

 Academy, let us notice there a beauti- 

 ful specimen of blood-leaved maple 

 (acer J. atropurpureum), and also one 

 of equal worth on the grounds of Miss 

 Jane E. Hart, diagonally opposite. 



These plants are very fine though 

 small, — but superior specimens may 

 "be noted at Dr. James Darrach's, 

 Greene street, near Harvey street, — 

 and at Mrs. Thomas W. Evans', Clive- 

 den avenue and Main street, the latter 

 our representative plant. 



Thanks to Meehans' nurseries, we 

 liave many fine specimens of this 

 showy tree about Germantown, and 

 among a number known to us one of 

 the best is on the grounds of William 

 Rotch Wister, Wisteria avenue. Also 

 in the garden of Samuel Emlen, West 

 Coulter street, among other rare 

 plants is the most beautiful specimen 



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