THE BOTANISTS OF PHILADKLPJIIA. 431 



Philadelphia; the painting was (lone l,y Joscjili Cliapiuan, 

 Philadelphia, and the masonry, l)y Moore iSc Scattergood.* 



Surrounding the horticultural l.uilding is an extensive 

 arboretum of many noteworthy trees. Gordonia puhescetts 

 is one of the rarest and most interesting specimens found 

 here. Many of the old forest trees still remain to give 

 vigor to the landscape. Japanese cut-leave.l maj.les, 

 oriental plants and exotic shru])s, make the place an 

 attractive and profitable one for the botanist to visit. The 

 ornamental grass bed, the cactus beds, the flower borders 

 and lily tank, display a large series of interesting plant 

 forms. The lotus pond, along the principal drivewav. and 

 the rhododendron thickets, add to the landscape effects pro- 

 duced by judicious planting, f 



APPENDIX VI. 



A Short Sketch of Philadelphia Trees 



noted for their 



Historical or Botanical Interest. 



The North Brook Chestnut Tire. This tree at North 

 Brook, Chester County, Pennsylvania, is on the property of 

 Mr. Abraham Marshall (Forest Leaves. II, j). o."), with illus- 

 tration). At three feet above the ground it was twenty-live 

 feet and two inches in girth when measured on Januarv 

 1, 1889. 



* See for account of Centennial Conservatory IVie G'(irdencr.s' Monthly 

 (Meehan's) XVH, p. 93 (1875). 

 t See page 33. 



