Name/Title
Germantown Old and New: Its Rare and Notable PlantsEntry/Object ID
2013.11.1Description
Hard back, 114 pp.
Book: "Germantown Old and New: Its Rare and Notable Plants" by Edwin C. Jellett, 1904. Published by the Germantown Independent Gazette, Germantown, 114 pp. Includes a discussion of notable plants and specimens located throughout Germantown, and where to find them. Signed "Francis Chapman from W. E. C. Dec. 25, 1904," with bookplate "Donated by Steve Barth." Includes illustrations, including those of: Oak tree on Rabbit Lane, Morris-Littell House, George Redles, Naglee House, Louis Clapier Baumann, Hemlock Grove of the "Monks" in the Wissahickon, Jersey Pine, Charles J. Wister/ Grumblethorpe, Thomas Nuttal, Ivy Lodge, Elliston P. Morris, R. Robinson Scott, Cancer root, Wyck, Johnson House, Pomona Grove, Cliveden, Upsala, Joseph Meehan, and Thomas Meehan.
-Publication Details
Author
Jellett, Edwin CostleyPublisher
Germantown Independent GazettePlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Philadelphia, PACall No.
L-7/5a