New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-10
NETWORKS LOST BOTANIC GARDEN
From The American Druggist

From The American Druggist
rbere was A very oredltable botanical garden In
80, s,9ange az n NAV seem Columbia College Is 70
great degree responsible for its destruction AS OH
from me American Medical and Philosophical Reg
lster7 for July, ISL, which aIso cVht~S - of
plate engraving BY Leney, showing the appearance Vi
This institution, the first Of the kind established
In the United States Il situated ABOUT tnIe9 aia
half miles from this city tho middle rOah between
BlOomlngdae and Klngsbndge, The gt3uImm, oO,-
gstlng Of about twenty acres, was orlslnahl PHI'
ebased OF The corporation In this city, IN 1901 by pr
Dayld Uosack the founder OF the establishment Inc
view from the most elevated part v VaflesS'eu eu
extensive, and the soil Itself OF that nysiIon of
as be particularly adapted 70 the oui''~'i'n "a
great variety OF vegetable productions -.,o.o.,
Immediately after the purchase me proprotos,
at a very considerable expense, had inc srOuhu Us
a manner the best adapted to tho different Kinds OF
vegetables and planted agrreabyNo inc most aploten
style Of ornamental gardening. a Conservatory lor
tho preservation OF the hardy greenhouse plants
Az primary object OF attention in this establish
ment was 10 collect aud cultivate the native plants
OF this country, especially such as possess neuSlnai
properties, or are otherwise useful, among others
such gardener as were practically acquainted with
our Indigenous productions were employed 10 procure
Them and by the distinguished hberallty OF several
scientific gentlemen I'm this country there were In
cultivation az tho commencement OF 1905 nearly
a1Sgo sp psmber OF Of raTe Snd Valuable exotcs
In the year 1906 very important additions were
Of Europe as well as from the East and West Indies
second building for their preservation was also
completed in the following year. In the autumn OF
the same year, 1905, catalogue OF the plants both
and which amoun' cd to nearly 2,000 was published
Since that Tine the Botanic Garden has been greatly
most recent plan adopted In institutions OF this kind
consist Of three large and well,eonstructed houses
the ground * brought IN a state OF the highest Guilt
vatIon and divided into various compartments, cal
oulaed for the instruction OF the student OF botany
and medicine, and made subseryient TO agriculture
and the arts The whole establishment is surrounded
ltr halt ~ fraRa nd hwuhQ md nea
again noosed by stone wall two and half feet in
thickness and seven feet high .,... a.. -,
purposes FAR exceeded the calculations the proprietor
bad originally formed and being sun DESTROYS OF per
whole establishment to tho State at fair and equitable
valuation The Leglslatgro aecoriingy passed an AGA
establishment and PLACING the same under the drec
ton Of the Regents OF the Hayersy Recently the
OF the College of Physicians and Surgeons OF the city,
We'll what has become of the " Elgin Botanical
Gardens founded by DR.. HOsack, purchased by the
state, and committed to inc care OF Columbia Col
sent to the Bloomngdale Insane Asylum "a branch
| OF the NewYork Hospital, where, we are Informed,
some are stu TO pc seen, snn columbia College has
| these twenty acres were already valued at moro
THAI 100000 Who can estimate their value now,
part, ana OF the wealthiest ward OF the city?
We have already referred 20 an attempt which was
tia moyenent h rather interesting and may hear
narration in this connection. About that time tho
residents on Fiflhave. IN the neghborhood Of the
| old Arsenal building attempted TO secure the removal
suggested that they be scot across the park TO the
Museum OF Natural History, where they legltimatey
belonged Thercupon the owners of the real estate
| in the ueighborhood, liking the bowling OF wolves
at the and the screaming OF the eagles better
than their friends Flitave., went 10 tho Legls-
latnre for special charter empowering them 20 es.
tablsh and maintain botanical garden the land
surrounding tho Museum OF Natural History, except
| Ing only so much actually occupied by tho
buildings belonging TO the Museum " so hlppeael
that the removal Of the animals from their present
site was not achieved aud the danger being passed
tho real estate owners Of tho wet side have not car
Fied out thaip IpsoisGt Of . botanical garden.