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on the “ Trees and Shrubs of Massachusetts,” and largely through 
his efforts and influence, Harvard University was induced to devote 
125 acres of some lands belonging to it, known as “ Bussey Farm,” 
to the purpose of forming an arboretum. Ultimately the fund 
grew to 150,000 dollars and a chair of arboriculture with Professor 
Sargent as its first occupant was instituted in 1873. The area has — 
since been added to by some 90 acres. 
The income from 150,000 dollars was a small sum with which to 
make and carry on an arboretum of the dimensions contemplated, 
yet with this Professor Sargent was expected to develop over 120 
acres into a scientific garden and without (as he observes) a mai 
teak diplomacy and skill of one man. Since its foundation 
work, Professor Sargent himself has given his books, illustrations 
and herbarium to the Arboretum—a princely gift, for it forms the 
bulk of a library now consisting of 23,000 volumes, all of which deal 
in greater or less degree with the woody vegetation of the globe. 
The aim of the establishment is to provide facilities for the study 
of the trees and shrubs of the whole world, but especially those of 
North America. _A handsome building, known as the Museum, was 
built in 1892, mainly at the cost of the late Mr. H. H. Hunnewell 
of Wellesley ; and recently an extension of it has been erected at a 
cost of £8,000. The older part is now used to hold the library, and 
to provide offices for the members of the staff. The newer portion 
houses the herbarium and consists of four storeys fitted with air- 
ee pose —— to hold 1,000,000 sheets, These steel 
rom the flo ili 
accumulation of dust sista dicen aye 
there is a fine collection 
which are part of the famous Jesup collection the main portion 
Bs ea oe in the Batural History Museum a New 
Pui of c peer —, room there is an excellent collection of the 
spruces and pj og any of these, especially the cones of firs, 
- hel pines are too large and bulky to be accommodated on 
ni ~ e teres ordinary cabinets and are here arranged in drawers. 
Bice. . oe is under the immediate charge of Mr. C. E. 
Biborican botecas Np tee co-worker and the most famous of 
Dilkiof “Nor a artists. He made the illustrations for the great 
Améri d merica, for the Manual of the Trees of North 
n rica, and was the regular artist for Garden and Forest as he is 
ow for Trees and Shrubs, é 
