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I have collected from the Woodlands Cemetery, formerly the seat of 

 William Hamilton, and from the Marshall Garden, and with the aid of 

 Dr. George Smith of Delaware County, and Aubrey H. Smith, Esq., 

 from other places, considerable quantities of acorns and seeds without 

 cost, and had them planted in the Nursery of the Park, in furtherance 

 of Mr. Michaux's purpose, to wit : of the European Oak, the English 

 White Oak, Red, Scarlet, White, Black, Post, Willow, Swamp, Chestnut, 

 Rock and Overcup White Oaks ; and the seeds of the Sweet Gum. The 

 Bartram acorns came from Humphrey Marshall of Marshallton, Chester 

 county ; and a lot of them, separately planted, were procured by Dr, 

 Leidy from a forest tree, near Columbus, N. J. Mr. A. H. Smith, in 

 sending these says, "If these, or any of them, germinate we shall have 

 an authentic specimen of the Bartram oak at last." 



In addition to the duty of making the Society acquainted with the 

 manner in which its funds have been used, I have in view the purpose to 

 invite through your publication, the contribution to the Fairmount Park 

 Nursery, of acorns and seeds of all rare forest trees that will stand our 

 climate, by friends of the Park, and lovers of trees and science whereso- 

 ever they may be, with the expectation that the Park will ia the future 

 become a point of distribution of rare trees to other Parks and of their 

 fruits. 



The Park Commission stipulated with this Society, March 12, 1870, 

 that after planting the Michaux Grove, any surplus of the income of the 

 Michaux Fund "shall be devoted to the cultivation of Oaks of every 

 variety capable of cultivation in our climate, in the Park Nursery, which 

 Oaks, to the extent of two of each kind cultivated, (shall) be hereafter 

 distributed to other Public Parks in the United States." Of acorns and 

 seeds the only limitation would be in the production of the trees. 



ELI K. PRICE, 

 Chairman of the Committee of Fairmount Park upon Trees and Nurseries, 



and Chairman of the Committee of the Society on the Michaux Fund, 



On motion of Mr. Price, it was 



Resolved^ That Thos. O'Donnell and Albert S. Allshause 

 be respectfully invited to furnish this Society, at each of its 

 meetings, a report of their borings on the south side of Elm 

 Avenue, near the Centennial buildings, and to furnish the 

 museum of the Society with specimens of the rocks bored 

 through. 



On motion of Mr. Price, it was 



Resolved^ That a committee of five be appointed to make 

 arrangements for the delivery of the address of the Hon.Wm. 

 Strong on the life and character of the Hon. Horace Binney. 



