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Historic leaves, volume 5, April, 1906 - January, 1907, Some old trees.—number 2 (search)
t summer days, and that a large orchard grew in back of it. Doubtless this was an orchard planted by John Ireland, familiarly known as Johnny Ireland by old residents and passing travelers, who stopped for rest and refreshment at his little store at the corner of School street. Possibly the few apple trees now found in the vicinity of Landers street and Preston road, streets cut through the Ireland estate, are survivors of that orchard. The pear trees there were probably set out by George W. Ireland, a grandson, fifty years ago. He was greatly interested in pear-raising, and amateurs in the art used to come to him to name their varieties. When asked how many kinds he had, his reply was, Fifty too many! The trees on the sidewalk were planted by him over forty years ago. They are elms and sycamore maples, alternating, the latter a variety imported from Europe about that time. A Lombardy poplar and a group of locusts also grew on the place. His daughter writes: The sycamore, or
Historic leaves, volume 5, April, 1906 - January, 1907, Index (search)
storical Society, Somerville. 88. Historical Society, Somerville, Officers of, 84. Hoit, A. G., 21. Holden, Bertha E., 53. Holden, Oliver, 73. Hollis Hall, 6. Holmes, O. W., 3, 53. Holmes' Field, 6. Holroyd, John, 20, 22. Holt, Chauncey, 90. Hooper, John C., 93. Hooper, Thomas, 22. Hovey, James, 77, 80, 83. Hovey, W., 15. Hunnewell, William, 13. Hurd, J. Stearns, 20, 21. Hutchinson, H., 15. Hutchinson, Thomas, 11. Hyde, Adeline, 17. Inman Street, Cambridge, 9. Ireland, George W., 56. Ireland, John, 10, 56. Jackson, Rev., Henry, 16, 18, 46. Jaques, Fannie C., 53. Jaques, Henry, 23, 48. Jaques, Colonel, Samuel, 89, 90. Jaqtith, Miss, 52. Jaquith, O., 81. Jaquith, Mrs., Polly, 17. Jeemes, J., 15. Jeffurds, Mary W., 51, 67. Jenks, Joseph W., 46. Jewett, Henry I., 71. Johnson, C. A., 82. Johnson, Elizabeth L., 72. Johnson, Jotham, 12. Jones, Mary E., 82, 83. Jones, Roxanna, 17. Joy, Benjamin, 12. Judkins, R., 15, 19, 20. Kelly, Hall J., 10, 17,