Germantown Gardens and 
Gardeners 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
William Penn's Journey 1 
Landmarks 2 
Germantown As a New Settlement 2 
Roaos To, and Bounding Territory 3 
Formative Period 
Pastorius -... 5 
Settlement ' 6 
Vineyards 6 
Occupations of the Settlers 7 
Thomas's Account 7 
Productions of the Colony 8 
Daniel Falckner's Account 9 
John Oldmixon's Account 10 
Kelpius and His Community 11 
First American Botanical Garden 11 
Pastorius and His Neighbors 12 
Dr. Witt and His Garden 13 
Fair-Hill and Its Associations 14 
Stenton and James Logan 15 
Development Period 
Germantown in 1740 16 
Silas Deane's Visit 17 
James Mease's Report 17 
Fanny Kemble 17 
Christopher Sauer's Works 18 
Adam Kuhn, the Botanist 18 
Visitors to Germantown 19 
Peter Kalm's Account 19 
Peter Cook's Farm 19 
Description of Early Germantown 20 
