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and situated upon the pike opposite Livezey's Lane, now 
Allen's Lane, November 26, 1753, wrote D. Barclay & Son, 
his London agents, for "one parcel of best early readings, 
20 oz. of early Battersea Cabbage, one oz. of the Russia, 
and one ounce of every sort of cabbage that is esteemed to 
be very good, and one oz. of each of the Savoy kind." Also 
"2 ounces of colly-flower" for, as he continued, "I live in the 
country in the summer season, and a good part of my amuse- 
ment is a kitchen garden. Pray be so kind as to send me the 
seeds." 
December 4, 1762, Judge Allen shipped to William 
Hopkins of St. Paul's Church Yard, London, a box contain- 
ing "104 sorts of the seeds of forest trees, and shrubs, etc., 
of this country for my Lord Gage," — thus showing his 
knowledge, his interest, and a pressing local need. 
As indicated by Townsend Ward, the following appear- 
ed in the Pennsylvania Chronicle of April 12, 1768 : "To be 
sold, a choice parcel of well grown English walnut-trees, as 
well as pear, and apricot, and a curious variety of the best 
and largest sorts from England of grafted plum-trees fit for 
transplanting this spring, or next fall, as well as a great 
variety of beautiful double hyacinths roots, and tulip roots, 
next Summer Season, and most other things in the flower or 
fruit tree nursery way, by Christian Lehman." "N. B. He 
likewise (on request if bespoken in time) maketh up parcels 
of curious plants, shrubs, and seeds of the growth of this 
climate, in such manner as best secures them, according to 
what country or climate they are designated to be trans- 
planted." As may be readily imagined, the Revolutionary 
War put a stop to all improvements, and destitution over-ran 
the land. At this time a most interesting account is that of 
John David Schoepf, who refers to Germantown as being 
"between 2 and 3 miles long. All the houses stand off more 
or less from each other and each one has around, or near it, 
grounds, gardens, and thrifty out-buildings. Most of the 
houses are well and substantially built of stone, and some 
indeed are really beautiful. One of the finest is the house at 
