SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 
OF THE 
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
1926° 
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 
To THE BoTANIC GARDEN GOVERNING COMMITTEE: 
It is my pleasure to present herewith the sixteenth annual re- 
port of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, covering the year 1926. 
Addition to Endowment 
In my preceding report I recorded the generous offer of Mr. 
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., to contribute the sum of $250,000 to 
the permanent funds of the Garden, provided the same amount 
was secured from other sources before the close of the year 1926. 
The initiation of plans for meeting the conditions of Mr. 
Rockefeller’s pledge was announced at the meeting of the Gov- 
erning Committee on January 22. At the meeting of the Com- 
mittee on March 19, Mr. A. M. White was appointed chairman 
of an Endowment Fund Committee, and announced that Mr. 
Ralph Jonas had consented to act as vice-chairman. 
Under date of April 15, this Committee sent invitations to a 
number of other representative citizens to become members of a 
Citizens Committee. The response to this invitation was very 
gratifying, and indicated a genuine and widespread interest in 
the Botanic Garden. The full membership and organization of 
the Endowment Fund Committee and of the Citizens Committee 
are given on pages 90-94 of this report. 
On April 27 the Endowment Fund Committee gave a luncheon 
at the Hamilton Club, with representatives of the Brooklyn news- 
papers and others as guests. At this luncheon the history of the 
Botanic Garden was paiiy reviewed as indicating the real need of 
1 BrookLtyn Botanic GARDEN Recorp. Vol. XVI, No. 2. April, 1927. 
