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The Pennsylvania-German FOURSQUARE GARDEN.
Benjamin Franklin did not particularly like the Pennsylvania Germans, but along with many of his compatriots, he admired the rich produce of their farms and gardens, and, indeed, the Pennsylvania Germans' reputation for gardening excellence continued well into the nineteenth century. In 1832 one English horticultural journal noted that in the United States, "It is chiefly among the Dutch and German settlers that vegetables are cultivated; and the overplus beyond their family wants is occasionally offered for sale." [1]
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