. Germantown Gardens and Gardeners. nd his writingsare presented in a pleasing and readable style. He wrotemuch, and he was an intimate of the best horticultural writersof his time. Robert Robinson Scotts name will always livein botanical literature from his connection with a rare fern,known as Scotts Spleenwort, a plant he discovered onRoberts Run, near Schuylkill River, at a spot near thepresent Pencoyd Iron Works. Scott with several companionshad long explored the surrounding country for rare plantswithout success, but this plant came to him and gave hisname a place in every botanical text
. Germantown Gardens and Gardeners. nd his writingsare presented in a pleasing and readable style. He wrotemuch, and he was an intimate of the best horticultural writersof his time. Robert Robinson Scotts name will always livein botanical literature from his connection with a rare fern,known as Scotts Spleenwort, a plant he discovered onRoberts Run, near Schuylkill River, at a spot near thepresent Pencoyd Iron Works. Scott with several companionshad long explored the surrounding country for rare plantswithout success, but this plant came to him and gave hisname a place in every botanical text book of rare plant is technically known as asplenium Ebenoides,—that is, like Ebony spleenwort,—for immediately upon itsdiscovery, its dual character suggested that it might be ahybrid. The plant is a constant topic of discussion, a subjectfor experiment, but whatever the outcome, Scotts name issecure. The remaining member of the group we have in outlineattempted to introduce, the best known, and the ablest, was. R. R. Scott 53 Thomas Meehan, gardener, nurseryman, professor of botany,traveller, writer, editor, scientist, and public , so active was he, so varied his gifts, so great hisservices, that I hardly know how to present him, as nothingshort of a book is sufficient to place him, as he deserves to beplaced. Upon several occasions attempts were made to starta movement to place a memorial to him in Vernon Park,but as yet nothing in the shape of a permanent memorial hasresulted. We now refer to it to keep the matter alive, forGermantown owes it to him, and one day I doubt not it willbe given. Thomas Meehan was born in London, England,March 21, 1826. At the age of 19 he entered Kew Gardens,London, where he spent two years. Shortly after leavingKew, he decided to emigrate, and reached America, March22, 1848, where he stopped one year as foreman withRobert Buist. Upon leaving Rosedale Nurseries, he entered the em-ploy of Andrew Eastwick, who
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