BULLETIN 



OF 



The New York Botanical Garden 



Vol. 2. No. 8. 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR- 

 IN-CHIEF FOR THE YEAR 1902. 



( Accepted and ordered printed January 12, 1903.) 



To the Board of Managers of the New York Botan- 

 ical Garden. 



Gentlemen : I have the honor to submit herewith my re- 

 port as Secretary and Director-in-Chief for the year ending 

 January 12, 1903. 



The work of the past year has been mainly directed 

 toward the maintenance and development of the features 

 previously installed, and to the carrying out of plans pre- 

 viously adopted. A large amount of construction has been 

 accomplished, the collections in all departments have in- 

 creased materially, both in size and in value, the number of 

 visitors has exceeded vastly that of any previous year and 

 more students are enrolled at present than ever before. The 

 Endowment Fund has been increased by about $20,000, and 

 the number of annual members and life members now stands 

 at 1,049, an increase during the year of 91. 



Plants and Planting. 



1. Herbaceous Grounds. Contingent upon the increas- 

 ing size of the collections, considerable land has been taken 

 into cultivation in the herbaceous grounds, especially in the 

 plantations illustrating the rose family, the mint family and 



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