THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
RECORD 
VoL. V April, 1916 No. 2 
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BROOKLYN 
BOTANIC GARDEN, 1915 
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 
To THE GovERNING COMMITTEE OF THE BOTANIC GARDEN: 
Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith the fifth an- 
nual report of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, of the Brooklyn In- 
stitute of Arts and Sciences, for the year ending December 31, 
IQI5. 
Five Years of Development 
fistorical.—The thirtieth of June, 1915, marked the close of 
our first five years of development. The Brooklyn Botanic Gar- 
den came into legal existence with the execution of the first 
agreement between the City of New York and the Brooklyn 
Institute concerning the Garden. This agreement was signed, on 
behalf of the City, by Mayor George M. McClellan, on December 
28, 1909, four days before he retired from office ; but the appoint- 
ment of the first director did not take effect until six months later, 
namely July 1, roro. : 
Aims and Results——One of the first duties of the director was 
to prepare, at the request of the Committee on Botanic Garden, 
a plan of development for the first five years. The plan pro- 
vided for an organization to be realized at the end of that period 
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