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late Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and an adjoining piece formerly 

 owned by the Beach family. Many exotic trees and shrubs were set 

 out on both parts of the estate nearly sixty years ago and they have 

 thrived there with a southern exposure. Parts of the property were 

 neglected in recent years before Mr. McFadden obtained it, but 

 those regions are all the more interesting to a botanist because 

 seedlings of Cladrastus lutea, Mahonia aquifolium, Aralia spinosa, 

 Acer pseudoplatanus, and varieties of Acer palmatwn are springing 

 up almost like weeds. Fortunately for the future of the place both 

 Mr. McFadden and his superintendent, Mr. A. H. Brown, fully 

 appreciate the botanical prize which they have, and they are en- 

 deavoring to have all the exotic plants accurately named. In this 

 they have largely succeeded. They have been very generous with 

 the leader, and on various occasions have given him and accom- 

 panying botanists free run of the place. This was the second Torrey 

 trip which has been scheduled to the estate. 



After parking the cars behind the barn and inspecting an Eng- 

 lish walnut tree, we went down the slope toward the front of the 

 house. On the way we noted some Magnolias in fruit, and then 

 specimens of Taxodium disticlnnn, Sophora japonica, Acer pictum, 

 and A. campestrc. Directly in front of the house is a fine specimen 

 of Magnolia macrophylla. At the edge of the lawn are three pines 

 including Pinus ceinhra. A little farther to the west the planting 

 is more dense, and at the edge of this is a tree of Fagus sylvatica 

 var. laciniata. Farther down the slope among other trees stands 

 Pinus jejfreyi. On the slope below the Beach house are two bushes 

 of Zenohia pulverulenta, a real tree of 0-vydcndron arhorcimi, and 

 representatives of Pieris. At the edge of the lawn in front of the 

 Beach house are a number of odd plants including Jiiniperus foniio- 

 sana, some varieties of Charnaecyparis obtitsa, a grotesque weep- 

 ing form of fir, and others. Besides the drive leading to the Beach 

 house is an unusually large, fine specimen of Tsitga canadensis var. 

 pendula. Farther along are some fine specimens of Taxns, and be- 

 hind these a couple of good-sized holly trees, and one of the queer- 

 est trees on the whole place, Pinus bungeana, a three-needle pine 

 with scaling bark something like a sycamore. 



After lunch we passed the gardens and greenhouse and along 

 the way we stopped to look at a papaw tree, Asimina triloba, but 

 no fruits were left on it. Nearer the greenhouse is a persimmon 



