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The Scott Arboretum
Winter, spring, summer and fall -- all seasons at the Swarthmore College
campus are filled with botanical splendors. The Scott Arboretum covers more
than 110 acres of the Swarthmore College campus, including
Crum Creek and
grows over 3,000 different kinds of plants. Established in 1929 as a living
memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott (Swat alum of 1895), the Arboretum is
available to the public year-round, free-of-charge. As every Swattie knows,
the campus is filled with a wide range of different plants, trees and
flowers, each labeled with both their common and Latin names.
The Arboretum's major plant collections include:
Other areas of special note are the Terry Shane Teaching Garden,
the Scott Entrance Garden, the
Dean Bond Rose Garden ,the Sue
Schmidt Garden,the Theresa Lang Garden of Fragrance, the Harry Wood
Garden, and the Winter Garden.
Map
See a map of the Scott Arboretum
The Artist
Barbara Seymour is a Swarthmore alumna and a talented artist who has created
many incredible paintings, drawings and other forms of art showing the
beauties of the Scott Arboretum. One such piece of art is her map of the
Arboretum, which is featured in A Walking Guide to the Scott Arboretum
of Swarthmore College. This brochure can be found in many spots on
campus in waterproof stands. A collection of
Ms. Seymour's art will be on display in Swarthmore's McCabe Library May 1 to June
30, 1996. The hours of McCabe Library are M-F 8:30 to 4:30, Saturday 9:00 to 6:00,
and Sunday 1:00 to 10:00. Come see her art -- it's definitely worth checking
out!
Directions to Swarthmore College
For direction information, you can call the Scott Arboretum at
(610) 328-8025
See this for specific directions