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Still^gia eebifera,) bearing the marks of age. They, 

 with one or two other things, were the only memorials 

 left of his botanical garden. The present trees, one of 

 which has attained a height of about thirty feet, are 

 off-shoots from a half decayed stump of at least one 

 foot in diameter. That he was familiar with this plant 

 is evident from an allusion which he makes to it in the 

 preface to his Flora Caroliniana. For seventy years 

 they have survived the want of culture, and resisted 

 the inroads of surrounding native vegetation and may, 

 therefore, lay claim to full and complete acclimation. 



'*In the midst of this grove there stands a solitary 

 grave stone marking the last resting place of this early 

 pioneer of American science. It is a plain marble slab, 

 and bears this simple record of filial love : 



IN MEMORY 

 OF 

 ^ THOMAS WALTER. 



A native of Hampshire in England 



and many years a resident of this 



State. He died in the beginning of 



the year 1788. Aetatis cir 48 ann. 



To a mind liberally endowed by 



nature and refined by a liberal 



education he added a taste to 



the study of Natural History 



and in the department of 



Botany science is much 



indebted to his labours. 



At his desire he was buried on 



this spot once the garden in 



which were cultivated most 



of the plants of his 



Flora Caroliniana, 



From motives of filial affection 



his only surviving Children 



ANN and MARY 

 have placed this memorial." 



