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BROOKLYN (3) 
PARMENTIER’S GARDEN (Discontinued) 
Established: October, 1825. Area: 23 acres. 
Note: The site was ‘‘ between the Jamaica and Flatbush roads,” 
on the outskirts of what was then the City of Brooklyn. It was 
near the present Brooklyn Terminus of the Long Island R. R. 
It is recorded (Records, U. S. Catholic Historical Society, p. 440, 
December, 1904) by Thomas F. Meehan, that the “black beech 
tree” (Fagus sylvatica var. purpurea?) was first introduced into 
America through Parmentier’s Garden. Here were grown 396 
kinds of ornamental and forest trees and ornamental shrubs. 
Established by André Parmentier. 
BUFFALO (1) 
BuFFALO BOTANIC GARDEN 
(SouTH Park BoTaNic GARDEN) 
Lackawanna, New York 
Established: 1894. Area: 155 acres. 
Directors: 
1. John F. Cowell (1894-1915) 
2. Henry Elbers (1915-1919) 
3. Leo Elbers (1919-1922) 
4. John Grezinger (Feb. 1922—May 1922) 
5. Charles Bartholomy (1922-1926) 
6. Patrick W. Scanlon (1926- ) 
Serves as a public park. Open free, daily, at all hours. Source 
of income: Annual appropriations by the City of Buffalo. Li- 
Plantations: Systematic. Arboretum (500 species), Fruticetum 
O species). Museum: Open free, daily, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Affiliation: The first director was professor of forestry in the Uni- 
versity of Buffalo. 
BUFFALO (2) 
BotANIc GARDEN OF BUFFALO City HOSPITAL 
462 Grider Street. Seed List 
