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The Garden may reasonably look for additions to its endowment 
from two sources—gifts and bequests, 
The main purpose of this statement is to suggest ways in which 
friends of the Garden may express their appreciation of our 
work even though they may not feel in a position to contribute to 
an endowment fund. The following suggestions offer a wide 
range of choice: 
1. Membership in the Garden.—Information as to classes and 
privileges of membership may be obtained by addressing the 
Director. A membership has a double value, for in addition to 
the receipt of membership dues, the Garden feels that it has, 
in its members, a local constituency giving moral as well as ma- 
terial support to its work. 
2. Plants for the Conservatories and Plantations —The re- 
arrangement of private conservatories and grounds often reveals 
duplicates of tropical or sub-tropical plants, and of hardy trees 
and shrubs which would fill.gaps in our collections, or be specially 
welcome for other reasons. In many cases the Botanic Garden 
will be able to offer valuable material in exchange. Twice, dur- 
ing 1917, the closing of private conservatories has been made 
an occasion by the owners of presenting to the Garden valuable 
specimens, either new to our collections or duplicates which we 
can utilize to advantage in exchange. 
Saxatile forms for our rock garden, native wild flowers, 
orchids, and rare trees and shrubs may be mentioned in this con- 
nection. Further information concerning our needs, and plants 
available for exchange, may be had by addressing the director of 
the Garden. 
3. Special Collections for the Plantations —Among the special 
collections desired may be mentioned the following: 
(a) Lilacs—The lilac collection has already been started, with 
about 130 varieties, but the present nucleus could be easily 
doubled in number of varieties. 
(b) Peonies—There are about 25 botanical species and 300 
varieties of peony; they are beautiful plants, and a peony garden 
would make an attractive and popular addition to our grounds. 
(c) Roses—The beauty of a rose garden and the large public 
interest attaching to it are well known. Such collections do 
