New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
4 ROYAL BorAN1sr IN rHILADELPHL4.
From he rhuniCiulia rrrss.

The famous old homestead aud garden IT West
Philadelphia of John Bartram. botani-t 10 ms
Majesty George Ill, which have been neglected. AMI
happily as 1t seems almost forgotten oi late years
are now exposed to the hazard Of chance sale. "a,
well as the trees plants ana mrin@i h' mon I. ~
sociatcd with the days Of frank n, w d'hisiIi
Sir Hans Sloane and the great Dr. llnn1h~, WHO
pronounced the founder Of thus garden, here Last
wick Castle now stands, the greatest Of lNhs nat
ural bOtauists.
God protect John and Ann Bartram, 1871" b..
the ius,rntiou ,,u slab nf stone carved hl the pd
naturalist himself and imhcddcd ina ~lud"" panel
at the south side of the hou~c. The tc\t D, ln
Hebrew now almost OvcrTovn hY IVY, ahd Wa
not until year ago decphcrcd and understood iN
the present generation. On the tt-t ~tr ann lower
Oh the wall the first thing that catches The eye Is
a similar slab b,auug the vorI>: 90 Us God alonr.
Almighty Lord the Holy ON" hr inc ad"ird. john
Bartrani. ITO the au-tcrc simplicity 81 WflrhI-
a true memorial Of the quiet hotaui-i liic llr hId
been communicated from thr j trends 'hirh l"I
holding doctrines not in hrcr'ng viii thrii Tag .ad
this inscription an cII'oinc OF lI- real iud u ilul-
able religion, was carved hJ lun lu tIr wall above
ON c1ci SHE of Tie lawn i front q tc Stone man
sion two fine specimens Of hnNN""d trees nf' -'lI
nOurl-hine from sprouts winch N"ir e'uI Oyer from
SMYRNA. Turkey To NI. BIlIuu lt ihc LaIl OF .ii'
IN 1871. NtarIt urrrl- "a o'nt'naiIu p'tt iu'.
RAISED from seedlings which were t' lu "i i4dt
lrtr,ouly f.., wears before john lilftfIu -a.fU,
and after his Journey through bee southern States d
up The source of The -. john Etti 100 ii' -rff
Oi George ILL.,, for which bee "A~ rewarded h} 1000
annual pension Of $50 sterling Bui more interest
ing than either thee l~ thr uu 5r" ii.' -i.-it
a rustic scat where 4-I.u-fou and Ildntilil in
their frequent visits to the Botanic 1If'.' used ln
sit cnioylug the pheasant yI,w stretching assay i.-
teen miles cros, the ~chu, lhIl \aIl't. Au oI. i'u
table with spaciou, hrrad-b"A iInN ii'''h'u Doe
tween the legs, al winch haitam and h@ oi,,-h-
gulshcd guests dIHcd iu Tie aIboI ho" Stands u tc
Kitchen of the old homestead
Ivan AlcAsWItz, "a Russian traveller, who visited
lartIaln ln 1pJ, lett 10 I'iri EltPii' t'''Ilp
non OF [ e DISTINGUISHED American naturalist. J
On, SD extremely neat and simple. Who, without
courtesy ing or any other ceremonial asked inr, WIN
an air Of beniHIty, whom wanted O. ! should Dee
glad 10 zee Nj. Bartiain' answered. il ih', ""i
step III and take a char, Will send for Eiln. No,
said !, had rather have the plcasut, oi walking
through his farm shall easily iihd INN ont VIII
your directions. After a Attlr time ]
perceived the Schuylkill winding through do
iightful meadows. and soon lost ny csc Oh a new
made bank, which seemed greatly to conhuc lis
stream. After having walked on ITS ioPa consider
able way al last reached the place 4" here ten men
were at work. ] asked if any Of them could tell NE
where Mr.. Iartram was. An cldcry-loohug man
with wide trOwscrs ami large leather apron on,
looking at me, said, My name Is Bdrjram-doat
thee want me T. Sir, am come on purpose 10
converse with you If You can be spared from your
labor Very easily he answered " ldiTcCt and
advise more than ! work" We walked toward
the house, where hc made me take char while he
went 10 put on clean clothes, ne iaino "i your
knowledge sad L. when he hal returned, 80 IN
American botany and yOur wcll-k no"n hospitality
have induced me 10 pay you VAt, which hope
YOU will not consider troublesome. should be glad
to spend few hours IN your garden.
The greatest advantage replied he, (which
the pleasure IL often procurcth me- ia receiving the
visits of friends and foreigners. But our jaunt into
the garden must be- postponed for the present rs the
bell Is ringing lOr dinner
such Was the hoIncly character Of the man who is
still the greatest natural botauist that ever lived
the intimate of Washington Franklin, Peter Col
lingiOrd and the friend 10y correspondence of sir
Henry Sloane and a Of peers under GrOrgc ILL.,
Ann }artram died 1874, aged eighty seven years
and was buried beside her husband ia Woodland
Cemetery. In 1890. when "A Colonel Carr married "A
granddaughter of John Bartram, Royal Boianist
he came into possession 81 the famous botanical gar
den including about fifteen acres OF land. These
were sold in 1913 10 Andrew VI. East wick, an
American railroad builder. then just returned from
"A long residence in Russia, where lac had been IN
partnership with Thomas Winans. OF Baltimore
Mir Eastwick in 1891 built Eastwick Castle close
by the old BartTam homestead sparing neither
pains nor expense III ia construction ana surround
ings. Bartrlns garden and lowers became 10 HIM
what they had been 20 the old naturalist Mr.. East
wick died in February, 1879 leaving ten children
seven of whom now living IN Philadelphia
Eastwick Castle was abandoned and Is now,
with all Its I1ch surroundings, offered for sale
Thus Tullys opinion that the greatest work Of the
father should descend 10 the son is unheeded, and
Bartrams and Eastwick's precious work Is likely to
20 10 ruin.