Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-04
NOVEL POINTS IN
NATURES BEAUTIES
Brought Out at a Meeting Of the
Natural History Society of
Delaware Last Night.

II was brought out last night nj
the meeting OF the natural History
Society, that cats and nature study
are highly incompatible.
Mrs. Frank r. Cox, told very enter
talningly OF the summer colony at
Buckhill Falls. i'm the Pocono region
where the leases of cottagers contain
an antl-cat clause; and DIR. McCor-
mick describing plummer's Island, a
biological preserve near Washington.
added rabbits to felines as being pro-
scribed Fom that. area.
Az a result of the protection afford
ed, Mrs. Cox enumerated the many
rare birds heard and seen on the early
morning bird walks" undertaken by
those interested.
| Painters Arboretum. near Media.
was described by Rev. j. y. Otis, who
recently visited it The broth :
Jacob and Mlnshall Painter. who In
| 1895 began collecting and planting
tree cuttings obtained largely by ex-
change with other collectors. died I'm
1873 and 1876 respectively, and the
place has been allowed 20 run down.
although not greatly disturbed. The
important area is about flve acres in
extent, and Is In the center OF an orig
lnal tract of 500 acres which has re-
mained intact since 1901
Among native tree species OF nota-
bly, large growth were several sassa-
frasses f2 and 10 feet IN girth at q
height Of feet above ground; mag
nolia tripetalus Z feet in girth with
leaves 23 inches long; a catalpa or AZ
feet three inches girth, and a tulip
tree 1Gls feet around.
introduced species clude n sequoia
Rigantea, better known as the Bie
trees OF California, n japanese yew
an East Indian ginRko over three feet
In diameter and an English holly 3,
feet high.
The speaker deplored the fact tha'
no tract has so far been set aside IN
THE state 90 preserve the original con
ditions of plants and SOIL and sug
T, gested Mt. Cuba and it's surroundings
or the Red Clay Creek valley "a yer,
suitable for this purpose.
Pressed specimens OF foliage OF tn
= species described were also exhibited
Tho specimen OF Papilio Cresphontes
swallow tail butterfly new TO thi
Il ANhhnAAs GFAhtth NtittAlN ny &thftk
Hagner. Jr., was shown, suitabl
y mounted.
Announcement was made by Fran
= Morton Jones that the IIilbibber col
lection Of Delaware minerals has bee
examined by DR.. Hawkins and the i'm
portant specimens labeled. Much sur
prise was expressed by Dr. Hawkin'
I at the extent of the collection and tn
rarity of many of these in this local.
ty.
Tho society win lose the benefit G
DIR. Hawkins membership. as he ha
recently removed 10 Rochester, ". Y
to join the forces of the Ward naturs
science laboratory.
Progress on the Arrangement Of IN
% herbarium was reported by Miss y
!. You. and the gift to the society of
collection OF 65 specimens OF loc'
. birds, mounted by Richard Smitl
( was announced by Mr.. Jones'.
Several proposals of new names IL
- membership were received, and rt
a nominations OF the present officer an
. directors were made. with the add
\ ton of Archibald Crozler as secon
$ vice-prcsident. Mayor Leroy Harve
( becoming first vice-president, succeed
: ing the late Alfred ID. Poole. Thes
, names viii be voted on at the ne1
meeting.
r An attendance of between 30 an
Z 40 was very encouraging to the of
g cials and members. The meeting WI
i held in the society's rooms, at Tent
z and Van Buren, streets. PresideI
Henry NJ. Candy in the chair.