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Increased Municipal Appropriation. — The absolute necessity 

 of meeting certain items of maintenance, not provided for in the 

 Tax Budget appropriation but properly chargeable there, has 

 been a heavy drain on our private funds for several years. 

 Relief from this burden is a pcrcimial hope. 



Miscellaneous. — Our Loan Collection of Lantern Slides has 

 developed very slowl}' for lack of funds. The demands for this 

 service increase each year. To provide for the making and 

 coloring of the slides, and for miscellaneous expenses in con- 

 nection with the service, including the salary of a custodian 

 in charge of our entire collection of lantern slides, negatives, 

 and prints, there is needed an annual income of approximately 

 $5,000. 



The need of funds for the following items was set forth in 

 extenso in the Twelfth Annual Report (for 1922). They are 

 only enumerated here: 



1. Retirement fund. 



2. Special horticultural collections. 



3. Public lectures. 



4. Beautification of the Grounds. 



LInder the latter head may be mentioned the following specific 

 needs, any one of which might be made the object of a special 

 gift. Most of them would make suitable memorials: 



List of Objects Needed for Beautifying the Grounds 



I . The completion of the plaza in front of the Laboratory Building 

 and Conservatories, including three flights of stone steps, etc. 



This work was begun with private funds, amounting to about 

 nSi2,ooo, given for that particular purpose. It is estimated that 

 the completion of the work will require a further expenditure of 

 about $16,000, as follows: 



a. Three flights of steps and retainhig walls . . .' $10,000 



b. Underground room for storage of bulbs, etc. (an integral part of the 



south retaining wall and flight of steps) 6,000 



Total $16,000 



