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r^were of no light character 5 he acted towards those connected with r®| 

 him in the most kind and affectionate manner, rendering him dear to ^ 

 the entire circle of his friends; his profound reverence for the Deity \ 

 has never been questioned. How could it] — his whole existence was 

 one entire worship of the God of nature. Bartram has left his name 

 behind him, and as long as Philadelphia holds its position as a great 

 and enlightened city, where science is cherished and knowledge va- 

 lued for its own sake, so long will John Bartram's memory live, and 

 he be ranked amongst the early benefactors of American letters. 



'Tis true, a change has come over the scene of his operations ; we 

 can no longer wander along the avenues where Bartram trod, or point 

 to the plants his reverential hand tended and caressed. The improv- 

 ing hand of the architect has piled up a massive palace, which has 

 cast into the shade the humble residence of the late John Bartram — 

 " built with his own hands," — and the landscape gardener, urged by 

 improved taste, has cut out new sweeps, laid down new lawns, rooted 

 up old trees, and planted new ones. Yet transformed as is "Bartram's 

 Garden," the spirit of the man still lingers about the spot. The noisy 

 locomotive hurries past, also nn innovation ; and in another century 

 few would know how humble was the residence of the Philadelphia 

 Naturalist. 



Bartram flourished in the early part of the last century. Of his co- 

 temporary Templeton, who lived until the beginning of the present 

 century, we have yet to offer a few remarks. Of a disposition much 

 akin to Bartram's, he, like his American brother, was almost alone in 

 his day, as far as botanical science was concerned ; or, as we heard a 

 friend express it, " Templeton lived before his time." There was no 

 one to share the gratification he experienced, none to appreciate his 

 discoveries. He published no work to perpetuate his memory — the 

 fruits of his arduous labors lay on his own shelves in his own hand 

 writing, and in his extensive Herbarium — both which have been since 

 made available in all Botanical works touching the flora of his native 

 country, Ireland. No compiler of British botanical works but must 

 acknowledge himself under heavy obligations to the manuscripts and 

 specimens of the late John Templeton; and in the arrangement and 

 determination of the flora of Great Britain and Ireland. Unique spe- 

 cimens have been found in his collection which cast light on many 

 obscure points in classification. His manuscripts and herbarium have 

 been freely devoted to the use of authors requiring to consult them. 

 But like Bartram, his garden was quite characteristic of him — there in 

 wild luxuriance was to be found the rarest botanical gems — the plants 

 of North America were there in a state closely approaching that of 

 jg their native habitat, the gorgeous Rhododendron shaded the more 

 (•^minute denizens of western climes; and by the margin of the brook G\ 



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