Let us now examine the bas-reliefs that adorn the body of the man and the base on which he rests . And here we come on surprising facts . As I am no botanist, I obtained help of Professor Richard Evans Schultes, Director of the Botanical Museum of Harvard University, and the following identifications largely reflect his thinking and that of his students Dr. Timothy Plowman and Dr. Tommie Lockwood , the scientific art is Mr. Elmer W. Smith.