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WESTTOWN 
WESTTOWN SCHOOL ARBORETUM 
Westtown 
Established: 1906. Area: 20 a 
Directors: Alfred Z. Haines (1906-1909) ; Albert L. Baily, Jr. 
(1921- Ve 
Open free daily. Source of income: Donations. Library: The 
School library consists of about 200 volumes on botany. Her- 
barium: Approximately 3000 es aaa The Arboretum is re- 
stricted to “ arborescent natural specie There is no fruticetum. 
Plantations: Systematic. Shrubs Aa US ease? varieties of 
trees, while present in some numbers, are not the main interest of 
the project. P This on account of limited area and fends Conifers 
about 140 (including 27 species of Pinus). Deciduous trees, about 
350. Publications: None. There is no scientific nor special edu- 
cational program beyond the elementary botany courses of the 
Westtown (preparatory) School. 
South Carolina 
BROOKGREEN 
BROOKGREEN GARDENS INCORPORATED 
New York Office: 1 East 89th St. 
Established (Incorporated): July 13, 1931. Area: Total, 4000 
acres; Formal Garden, about 44 acres. 
Director (Horticulturist in charge): Frank G. Tarbox, Jr. 
Open free daily, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
This Garden is situated along the Waccamaw River, Georgetown 
County, near Charleston, S. C., between the River and State high- 
way route 17. It is described as “a free public museum of natural 
history,’ for the preservation of the flora and fauna of the south- 
east. It is privately owned, and administered by a board of seven 
Trustees, of which Mr. Archer M. Huntington is president. It 
has an endowment of over one million dollars. The original plant- 
ing was done about 1800 or earlier by Joshua Ward, of Charleston. 
In 1932 curved cement walks were constructed to represent the 
wings of a butterfly. Within these curves are the plants, labeled 
with names and blooming seasons. “ They may be considered as 
floral open-air museum cases, just as the whole garden within the 
