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(c) Laboratory building. This should have two stories and a 

 basement, and should adjoin the barn and greenhouse. This would 

 contain a general work and store room and several laboratory rooms. 



The construction of all buildings should have permanence its 

 chief end ; hence they should be fireproof throughout. The initial 

 equipment would consist of gardening and greenhouse tools, micro- 

 scope, microtome, reagents, photographic apparatus, measuring ap- 

 paratus, computing tables, instruments, glassware, trays, aquaria, 

 wire cages, etc. Other equipment that would be needed as the ex- 

 periments demanded would be seeds, plants, animals, feed, chem- 

 icals, etc. 



Location and Grounds. 



The laboratory should be situated on a protected marine shore, 

 near a fresh water pond. The grounds should contain a garden of 

 two acres and cement walled ponds. The location should be far 

 enough south to have a long growing season and to economize fuel. 

 Cheap lands and good collecting grounds necessitate a country loca- 

 tion, but it should be situated within easy range of a large city, 

 preferably Baltimore, where purchases can be quickly made and the 

 necessary books loaned or consulted. I consider that $10,000 would 

 cover the erection and original equipment. 



Maintenance. 



The regular staff would consist of a director and an assistant di- 

 rector, who would be men of scientific attainments in this line, and 

 also of two attendants, one who has skill as a gardener and the 

 other as a care taker of animals. 



The plans provide two extra laboratory rooms on the second floor 

 for additional workers. $1,800, $1,500, $800,, and $700 might, I 

 think, suffice as salaries. Another $1,500 a year would be necessary 

 for materials needed and for minor expenses, bringing the annual 

 maintenance expense to $6,300. Doubtless the results of the work 

 could be published in existing journals without expense to the 

 Vivarium. 



Time. 



One year should suffice to complete the building and begin opera- 

 tion. 



