Excerpt from A Visit to the Homeland of Washington's Ancestors Society. We were given every opportunity to study the numerous varieties of Sweet Peas in commerce and many others not yet introduced, all being well grown and in fine ower at their official trial grounds near Reading, England. At the exhibition we met Mr. Silas Cole with whom the first of the Spencer type Sweet Pea originated and made an appointment to visit him at Althorp Gardens on the Estate of Earl Spencer in Northamptonshire, of which Mr. Cole is superintendent. While there we discovered that we were in the homeland of Washington's ancestors. The coincidence was so impressive, we tarried a day or two longer getting a few photographs and collecting a little Washington information amid the scenes and environment of the forefathers of America's father. Some of which we publish herewith as found, without attempt at verification. Northamptonshire is a midland county in what is called The Heart of England. It is particularly interesting to Americans because several personages prominently identified with our Republic in its early days, were descendants of midland ancestors. It is one of the most beautiful sections in England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."