New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS.
A LECTURE BY CORNELIUS VAN BRUNT
ENTERTAINING FATS AND STORIES A'O0i '"A'
GROWING PLANTS BEAUTIFULLY hhOs-
IsOpTIcON VIEWS.

GROWING PLANTS - BEACTlfCLLf i''O"
TRATED WITH sTEREOPTIcoN VIEWS.
4 lecture which undoubtedly proved to be reveal
ton to most OF the people attending H. as " 'r'
bo,u,v of the wild flowers growing arouha -N'"-
York. was given last night in Hartman nan ny
Cornelius Van Brunt The lecture was hrst kNe-
before the Torrey Botanical cub on f'"r"''S -
and bv special request it was repeated 'aSl hi7''
,rho- yera nearly 90 steraopticon views OF these
,.rious flowers. most Of which were colored by MrS
Van Brunt and they met with great iaFo'
ioc,ure was given under the patronage OF MIS- ''!
{, p.ttar Mrs Morgan Dix Mrs. ADDISON brown
Nr4 Nathaniel l.. Britton, Mrs Henry H. Hu,"''
lrrs Michel NJ lie Brun. Mrs. j. y. McCrtI!' '"t'
Corr. F. Kunz Mrs. Henry Hermann MIS-. MA
,hr5a Sutro Mrs Walter Mott Jones MIS- NlI''i"
SIR Dana. Ma :. Sidney Smith, Mrs. olive Ihorhe
,,,.,.r Mis- Marion Satterlee Miss :. w lhorhe
Ms susan Travers. Miss Alele lie Brun Miss 1dl'"
Drvco Miss f. j. stone, Miss Hollns anu III
jeanette r. Greene. ,
In view Of the recent movement looking to"'''
tho establishment OF botanical gardeh III h'o"N
park this lecture came NJ a most opportune u'h'
49, d., ,r,s thoroughly enjoyed by the large audience
NJ, Va, Rriint has made tours all around New-f OK
and has photographed many specimens OF 'e VIM
.,v,.r- H. says that Bronx PARK wh'te '"e W.
,,u.c,l garden IS - be- situated IS iar p'''"e'
ul,cs than Van Cortllndt Park. but that a" ,o'E
land, IL tho better place in which - search TOT 'heS'
q
. ,i.,.. ~, places however. but has extended MS
.v,,,r,tiors on Long Island and on the jersey SIDE
Of the Hudson.
most interesting feature Of the lecture was
some OF the legends Mr.. Van Brunt toId III 'ohh't
ton with the flowers. For instance. he quoted
Hoffman as saying that the root Of The cathp II
o,tcn made the consumer courageous. and he cited
an instance where an English hangman admitted
tina, he could not his courage to the STICKING
point when 1t was time to perform his duty uh'sSS
ne first ate some catnip root. Mr. Van hruh' "'So
NV. an illustration Of the fondness of the entire
CA, family down to the last blood relation Tor
This r,culiar root lie told how experiment had
b..n tried in the menagerie in Central PARK 10y
throwing some OF the roots into the lions den' III
tb.lr .,,erness 10 get the herb. the beasts made
su.h an uproar that the keepers would not alo"
.r, moro experiments TO b. made IN this line
"A to tho niyhtshadr Mr.. Van Brunt quoted
G.rar. a. saving. II you will follow my counsel
lcalc not with the plant in any case and banish X
from your gardens ani the use OF IT also' il "e-
ing a plant 30 furious and deadly: for Il bringeth
such rs have eaten thereof mo i He'' Steep "'''
st,akina OF Poor Robins Plantain he said; one
of The earliest members Oh IN" composite 70 nIgo.
b. Poor Robins PiantaIn. ana 80 closely do'S II
resemble. some OF the purplc aStors that any one
its identity Tho origin of tn" common name IS
not known. Indeed. there ar" 50 few legends am
concerning our uaty" plants hat Il IS sometimes
"A relief 10 read accounts Of foreigners MOWERS.
mis- Is FAULT that time VIII doubtless correct. as
neither legend nor history exist until country
is much older than ours. Then again. general IN
t,r--t IN our nltN" flowers II stIl IN It's hidilCS
whereas abroad tho common paOpl" have iar
knowledge of Tn" common flowers aboui theh
Mr. Van Iirunt quoted SIR charles lNell VINO
greatly admired IN" towering dogwood tree Whcn
n. found In VIRGINIA. Mr. Van l}runt also spoke OF
an English writer describing the loya.Ly OF ms
count men Australia to their mother country
as shown In their botanical exhibition ~ the IoMy
weeds that have followed them from nome me
English writer said: Il found myself adoring l
th. possession OF a glorious dandeion. which was
treated as the most nustrious foreigner OF the
whole asscmbage."