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Humphry had been much engaged in collecting native 

 plants and seeds, and shipping them to Europe ; but after 

 that event, being aided by his nephew. Dr. Moses Marshall, 

 he greatly extended his operations, and directed his attention 

 to the business of exploring and making known abroad 

 the vegetable treasures of these United States. 



In 1849, when Darlington wrote his " Memorials of 

 Bartram and Marshall," he stated " that a large portion of 

 these survive, although the garden, from neglect, has become 

 a mere wilderness ; while a number of our noble forest 

 trees, such as oaks, pines and magnolias (especially Magnolia 

 acuminata), all planted by the hands of the venerable founder, 

 have now attained to a majestic altitude." 



An editorial in Garden and Forest * and an article in the 

 Philadelphia Times f describe the garden as it appeared in 

 1893 and 1894, respectively. The house is still embowered 

 by trees planted by the hands of the father of American 

 dendrology. On the acre or two of ground which surrounds 

 the house may be seen growing close by the driveway one 

 of the largest and most perfect specimens of Quercus hetero- 

 phylla. It was raised from an acorn brought by Marshall 

 from the original tree of this species, discovered by John 

 Bartram in the neighborhood of his place on the banks of 

 the Schuylkill. Not far away from this great oak is a splen- 

 did cucumber tree. Magnolia acuminata, with a remarkably 

 thick trunk and unusually stout branches, and altogether, 

 one of the noblest specimens of this fine tree that may be 

 seen anywhere. These two trees are probably the most 

 remarkable of those planted by Marshall now growing in 

 his arboretum. 



* 1893. Garden and Forest, vi : 461. 

 t Philadelphia Times, June 3, 1894. 



