<-l TJIi: BOTANISTS OF I'll 1 1. A DKI.I'JII A. 



wick's death, to tlic depredations of every pas>erhv. The 

 rare herbaceous and woody plants were uprooted and cut 

 ruthlessly by local botanists. \vlio carried away many rare 

 plants in making herbarium specimens. The ground 

 lene;ith the trees, in 1880, was covered hy a luxuriant 

 growth of many kinds of shruhs and herbaceous plant-. 

 The published accounts in the newspapers, of the pict- 

 uresquenessofthe old place, increased the number of visitors, 

 who tramped down the plants and walked through the 

 shrubbery, where before it was almost impossible to pass. 

 The fields and meadow land was rented out by the Eastwick 

 heirs for farming purposes, the farmer occupying the old 

 Hartram House. City Councils, through the energy of Mr. 

 Thomas Median, in iss!) placed upon the city plan the 

 following small parks: Stenton Park, Hart ram's (rarden, 

 Weccacoe's Square, Northwood and Juniata Parks.* The 

 place was secured by the city in the early part of 1891, 

 through the untiring energy of Mr. 'Median, who at one 

 time had charge as head gardener of the old place under 

 Mr. Eastwick. 



The original garden comprised about five acres, begin- 

 ning on the higher ground, a short distance west of the 

 house, and extended beyond it toward the river. All of 

 this land is included in the tract of about twelve acres, pur- 

 chased by the City of Philadelphia. The city now owns. 



An ordinance in appropriate for park purposes ihr l.-md contained within 

 the boundaries of P.arlram's Harden, in the Twenty-seventh Ward : im<l .Tuniatii 

 Park, in Hit- Twenty-fifth Ward: and Northwood Park, in the Twenty-third Ward. 



Section 1, Thv 8t-l<><-t and Common Councils of the Cit.i/ <>.( J'/iihnli-/)iliin / 

 iinhiin ilial the land within tin- honndaries of Hartriun's (ianlfii. in the Twi-nty- 

 s-cvi'iiih Ward, containing about eleven 1 11 1 acre-. >imatrd as ioilo\\s: p.oundcii hy 

 I 'it'ty-thiril Street, KuMwirk A\cnuc. lMt'ty-1'oiirlli Street, and lo\\ \\ater-inark of the 

 Sehuylkill River, excepting the ri.u'ht ol' \\ ay of t lie Chester I'.raneh of t lie Philadel- 

 phia and Heading Railroad, etc.. is hereby appropriated for park purpo-i >. and the 

 Mayor is herehy authorix.ed and direeted to aj;ree, it' possible, with the ou tiers of said 

 land a^ to the price of the same, subject to the approval of Councils. 



