railroad passes through a deep cut directly in rear of the house. 

 We rejoice that since the appearance of these memorials it has 

 fallen into hands which, as far as possible, will preserve what 

 may keep alive its interesting memories. It was once feared, 

 that in the changes of time, and chance, and fortune, this classic 

 spot, where for many a long year things curious and beautiful 

 in nature were cultivated, trained, and developed by a master 

 hand, might become desecrated by occupation for the business 

 purposes of every day life ; and that not being able to preserve 

 both "the beautiful and the useful," we should have had to 

 console ourselves that our own Franklin had classic authority 

 for placing " the useful" first, had we been condemned to see 

 Bartram's Garden transformed to a coal yard. Philadel- 

 phians may thank Dr. Darlington's book, probably, for the 

 escape. 



Whoever visits the Bartram garden now, let him be sure to 

 inquire for the " Lady Petre's pear tree ;" and when he next 

 attends the anniversary exhibition of the Pennsylvania Horticul- 

 tural Society, let him remember to look at a specimen of its 

 fruit which he will certainly find there. The president, secre- 

 tary, or the second of the committee on fruits, while they live, 

 will as certainly one of them be at hand to point out this pro- 

 duct of a tree from seed planted more than a century ago, of 

 fruit grown on the grounds of a noble horticulturist who was 

 also a horticulturist nobleman in England, in Bartram's 

 garden, on the banks of the Schuylkill, by the agency of Peter 

 Collinsou. 



We have referred to three officers of an existing society in 

 connection with reminiscences of their distinguished predeces- 

 sors in horticulture, because we know of no others who have 

 done more to promote and extend the usefulness of this society ; 

 and we know of no society which has added more to the worldly 

 comforts, the cheerfulness and happiness of all, in a city famed 

 for its abounding good things, and more especially for the 

 number of institutions, where " wisdom dwells with prudence, 

 and finds out knowledge of witty inventions" to do good. 



We had intended giving a passage or two from Dr. Fother- 

 gill's letter, on the death of his friend, but our prescribed limits 



