RARE AND NOTABLE PLANTS 



that there was "to be sold — a choice 

 parcel of well grown young English 

 walnut, as well as pear and apricot, 

 and a curious variety of the best and 

 largest sorts from England of grafted 

 plumb trees fit for transplanting this 

 spring or next fall, as well as a great 

 variety of beautiful double hyacinth 

 roots and tulip roots, next summer 

 season, and most other things in the 

 flower or fruit nursery way, by Chris- 

 tian Lehman." 



"Vernon," although its native 

 charms vanished with its open stream, 

 meadow, spring-house and protecting 

 shrubbery, yet preserves much to hold 

 and interest us. The ground now cov- 

 ered by Vernon include the estate of 

 Melchior Meng and part of that of 

 Henry Kurtz, both plant lovers pos- 

 sessing fine gardens, which were en- 

 riched by cultivations of Matthias Kin, 

 a celebrated plant collector. 



Here is the locally known "Meng's 

 magnolia" (magnolia macrophylla) 

 procured by Kin, the first magnolia of 

 its kind cultivated in North America, 

 and here are oak and hemlock trees 

 planted by John Wister in the early 

 part of the last century. Several not- 

 ed trees once here have gone. One 



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