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owned by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, a society 
always strongly supported by Germantown, whose secretary 
for many years was Apollo W. Harrison, of Queen Lane, 
near Greene Street, whose late Professor of Botany 
was Thomas Meehan, and whose present Professor of Botany 
is Stewardson Brown. From Mermaid Lane, east and west 
of Main Street, are garden territories which we may only 
stand before the gate and look in, but at this time may not 
enter. Indeed, the Chestnut Hill section of Germantown 
contains many of its choicest gardens. Among these is the 
"Grotto" garden of Caleb Cope, at southwest corner of Main 
Street and Rex avenue, and "open to the public." Other 
pleasing gardens are those of John Marsden of 
Mermaid Lane, of Charles W. Henry, and of Sam- 
uel F. Houston, upon Springfield Avenue, of Hon. Rich- 
ard Vaux, and Miss Buckley, upon Norwood Avenue, and of 
Thomas C. Price and Ellen Olney Kirk, upon Graver's 
Lane; of Henry Spackman Pancoast, upon Spring Lane; 
of Alfred C. Harrison, upon Sunset Avenue, and "Sugar- 
Loaf," improved by Charles H. Miller for Newbold H. 
Trotter. These, and many others equal there are, which 
have been long established. 
It was no part of our plan, nor at this time is it possible 
for us to consider our "new" gardens, many of which are of 
superior merit and beauty. I should like to present a chap- 
ter upon "wild-flower gardens," "Japanese gardens," and 
upon garden decorations, for among the latter the sun-dials 
of Germantown occupy a conspicuous and interesting place. 
Among many dials we may only refer to the historic ones of 
"Stenton" and of "Ivy Lodge," of "Spencer" — now decorat- 
ing the garden of Charles F. Jenkins, and those of "Friends' 
Meeting," and of William J. Gruhler's grounds, and that 
forming the crown of Dr. George Woodward's beautiful 
"Grassie-Lane." 
As illustrative of Germantown' s "new" gardens we 
may only name the hardy flower garden of Harrison S. 
