New-York tribune., 1868-10-22
A JARDIN DIES pLANTES.

TIE GEOLOGICAL COLLECTION At THE PARK
DESIGNS FOR TIE PROPOSED GARDEN
ANALisIs OF THE COLLECTION AND IT'S DE-
IlClENClEs-Sl STEM or THE GREAT EURO
PEAN GARpESs--TIIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY IN fAEIs-IiINTs AND UGGEsTIOSs.
1t is now fully ten years since the founding
of Zooogca Garden IN this city the general plan Of
ue great European Institutions OF like first
agiaed though with little success There great
park III Ncw-N0rk then there IL now. aud thOngh IL
was generally conceded that the Yankee vernacular
Geological Garden might be very Euod thing. there
N ~ The time no practical recognition OF the utility Of
Institutions Of that kind. Willing enough to be amused
the sight Of real tiger having In the mass had few
opportunities OF noting the value for purposes OF scen
tc instruction Of the great grens Of the old world the
public was scarcely prepared 10 move very enthusiast
cay In the matter OF founding or of contributing
thereto. Unfortunately. moreover, Hew-YOrk had no
eminent in science TO found geological society,
which might be completed "a garden, that
fcundcd In London by Sir iiunplry Davy and Ralies,
Of whose efforts and zeal in ths direction the Geological
Garden In Regents Park is lasting and noble witness
aud, for the time being. the agitation Of the subject
effected nothing beyond the admission that Geological
Garden might be- very excellent thing but that,
Nev-York had really for any except human ami
mails Ncw-lork could not he expected to keep menag
erie Of ~ own 20 long there were Dcrant inrtiu'ios
termed In existence ReccnIy however the work has
been begun IN Iu fact the project began 10
Tangible Shape soon after the foundation Of the
Mug 10 congratulate Themselves On tho existence ~
u Muscnm ~ Mutual History within tire limits Of
thn metropolis. THIS u HH eAaggeFaton, though, per
hans pardunable one The whole collrctioB of nmals
and birds on exhibition at the Old Arsenal building no
gtpninar school constitutes college and only be
g,rdrd as forming the germ ont oi which museum may
valuable Int II > nonscnse to pretend that Grecian
temple has been already erected brransc foundation or
place fr has been dug Grard enterprises OF tho
Kind dcted require time and Oney and men OF science
10 conduct them 20 succrsstn cpmplshment. Qcct
sunirient The accrrtom process IL both prolix and
u,cictnc and would b. likely 10 end were these Ia bo
me sole means depended upon. ~ tumble OF rartes
without adequate disribnton classification. The his
tory uf Institutions of the kind exhibits no ease Of
srutiac collectors Of specimens must be employed and
lime rn. taken before any vaah" results may bc
expected. Furthermore. ~ order that the project may
any deserved dignity, legislative aid must be IN
0led, liberal appropriations un- be directed 10 ihe
purposes Of collection aud Classification The hobest
wOrks of anccni or modern times m lhe way oi
zoulogical and botanical were performed y lhe Iltte
Republic uf Athens under the leadership oi feIlFle 80
that 70 cauuo be- said ,at. speaking REPUBLICS
have been found deficient In this respect thnugb u mus,
be admitted that far modern history ~ concerned
Il. more despoc forms Of government have been the
mono liberal M their support Of these Institutions Ihls
h tr,r " the Gar ~ Russia well as Of the sOvcreigs
OF Prance, England, Anstrn, aud Prussia all of whom
have heeu mo-t generous IN Their patronage Ho%sNsr
prvaie citinDs The progress "i 50 grand prgcl, anu
To base the support Of one upon public patronage has
been over and over demonstrated Ia he "a faiacy.
SO ir ns The founding at geological garden nc the Cen
fial Park r. coureed The plan, avc already been com
square bruudcl by lili-aNe. on the east, ny Ninth
ave or the west by Svcntyseventh-st. on the SOUTH
and bv E,iiy~t-sf. the north, haN lsbceu formally
aauouucrd 49, uuder p'pitdtlOu. Adequate provisions
for draining the ground To- progress. and VIII
.o m r; plans for the laying Out Of the tract
have been subuuitrd hy Me-srs. Oimsfcd ant NauN
having been adopted The pI tucucr Hn ranre from
the main pnTk across EEltti-aNr, near the Hunters
1,ntr aud a rrtnd oaucntri entrance for visitors an
Nntiasc Tnr Museum oi Natural History VIII be sit
on thc EtvpU side, 30 icrt by $40 the
bulnr for living specimens on tnC Ntl-aNr. side, so
,p LID r',ify-frst-st. s!do, 40 feet by $40 On tho
corner ~ Eighth ave and l. gIyhrst-et VIII Dc lOoatrd
H. t,r hu-Iur~s rutriucr wing ~ the maiu building,
-, .,,i.. tue width ~ whira viii hr g. feet and the
f.tr length from rud tr rlr ~ each Niug ~ the l.,
1Di ret .imilar wing. io be- used public hail. az
In, u cr ,rd uill buHliI completes the gromet
. d-.rrInfin ~ the structure, which u represented
tu tho f,il owing diagram: