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teem who could see it under Mr. Grassie's hands, embodied as " Jupiter." — 

 In a small house devoted to Orchids and stove plants, a specimen of the Hoya 

 imperialis was very nearly in bloom. This was of the downy variety. At 

 the south end or aspect of the garden a Vinery has been constructed of per- 

 haps 50 feet — amongst other unmistakeable signs of improvements. Mr. K. 

 is an enthusiastic lover of bees, and is perhaps the most successful keeper in 

 Philadelphia; his boxes are of the most perfect construction, being, I believe, 

 patented by him. This department is by no means the least interesting fea- 

 ture of this pretty establishment. 

 . A. M. Eastwick's, of Bartram. 



One hundred and fifty years ago this memorable spot was occupied by a 

 Swede ; the only memorial of whose existence at the present time, is an old 

 Windsor or Bell Pear near one of the outbuildings. It was the ambition of 

 his successor Bartram to make his garden the repository of everything that 

 could be obtained — under his son William, and the latter's son-in-law, 

 Colonel Carr, the collection continued to increase till the collection of hardy 

 trees became unequalled by any in the union. In 1850 the estate fell into 

 the hands of A. M. Eastwick ; it must be highly interesting to every citi- 

 zen who prides himself on the lustre the name of Bartram has shed on the 

 scientific character of his country to learn with what care the present pro- 

 prietor endeavours to preserve every memento that has reference to his il- 

 lustrious predecessor. The alterations which have been made in the old 

 garden in the shape of walks, retreats, groves and flower gardens, have been 

 effected without the removal or injury of a single tree. The ideas of the im- 

 prover were made to suit the trees and the ground, for the preservation of 

 everything possible. Thus the famed old cypres3 still stands though its 

 natural grandenr has been eclipsed by the beauties of art — on taking the 

 height and circumference of this tree I found it to be 20 feet for the latter, 

 and 137 the former. The large Magnolia acuminata, 7 feet in circumfer- 

 enc e 80 feet high, Pinus Mitis 5 feet 8 inches, 90 feet high — Silver Fir, 6 

 feet, 95 feet high — English buttonwood 4 feet, 90 feet — Yellow Buckeye, 7 

 feet 1 inch, 120 feet high — Quercus heterophylla 6 feet, 70 feet high — Q. 

 alba, 13 feet and 5 feet high — British oak, pedunculata, 7 feet and 3 feet high 

 — Q. macrocarpa, 6 feet 9 inches, 62 feet high — Q. lyrata, 6 feet 2 inches, 60 

 feet high — Salisburia, 3 feet 8 inches, 61 feet high — Hemlock spruce, 8 feet 

 4 inches, 94 feet high — Abies excelsa, 7 feet 2 inches, 120 feet high — Va- 

 riegated box, 2 feet 8 inches, 36 feet high — a chinquapin, 2 feet 11 inches, 

 25 feet high — Pecan nut, 5 feet 7 inches, 91 feet high, ^- these were amongst 

 scores of others equally as interesting — much has been done to improve the 

 appearance of the new part surrounding the mansion, by planting walks, 

 terraces and drives, with good effect, and the praiseworthy efforts of Mr. 

 E. in draining the marshes in the neighborhood have so far been attended by 

 success as to considerable increase the salubrity and value of surrounding 

 property. 



