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come California, New Mexico, Utah and Col‐ the County of Los Angeles purchased the
orado would now be United States terri‐ property from him to convert the private
tory. estate to a public garden.
Because of title disputes in the Descanso Gardens features a Japa‐
1850s, the land now known as Descanso nese Garden, an Oak Forest, an Ancient
Gardens was kept in one piece. In the late Forest, a California Garden, Oak Woodland,
1930s, Elias Manchester Body bought 165 Lilac Garden and Camellia Collection. The
acres here for a ranch and home. In 1953, camellias were a passion of Boddy, who

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