Colonial Garden-making 31 
The fine line of Catalpa trees set out by Richard 
Stockton, along the front of his lawn, were in full 
flower when he rode up to his house on a memor- 
able July day to tell his wife that he had signed 
the Declaration of American Independence. Since 
then Catalpa trees bear everywhere in that vicinity 
Old Box at Prince Homestead. 
the name of Independence trees, and are believed 
to be ever in bloom on July 4th. 
In the delightful diary and letters of Eliza South- 
gate Bowne ( A Girl' s Life Eighty Years Ago), are 
other side glimpses of the beautiful gardens of old 
Salem, among them those of the wealthy mer- 
chants of the Derby family. Terraces and arches 
