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Tue Brooxtyn Botanic GARDEN, established in 1gto, is a De- 
partment of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. It is 
supported in part by municipal appropriations, and in part by 
private funds, including income from endowment, membership 
dues, and special contributions. Its articulation with the City 1s 
bon the Department of Parks. 
The City owns the land devoted to Garden purposes, builds, 
keeps them in repair, and in- 
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lights, and heats the buildings, anc 
cludes in its annual tax budget an appropriation for other items of 
maintenance. One third of the cost of the present buildings 
(about $300,000) and of other permanent improvements (about 
$253,00) has been met from private funds. 
Appointments to all positions are made by the director of the 
Garden, with the approval of the Botanic Garden Governing Com- 
mittee, and all authorized expenditures for maintenance are made 
in the name of the private organization, from funds advanced by 
the Institute, which, in turn, is reimbursed from time to time by 
the City, within the limits, and according to the terms of the 
annual appropriation. 
All plants have been purchased with private funds since the 
Garden was established. In addition to this, it has been the 
practice of the Garden to purchase all books for the hbrary, all 
specimens for the herbarium, all lantern slides, and numerous 
other items, and to pay certain salaries, with private funds. 
The urgent needs of the Garden for private funds for all pur- 
poses. are more than twice as great as the present income from 
endowment, membership dues, and special contributions. The di- 
rector of the Garden will be glad to give full information as to 
possible uses of such funds to any who may be interested. 
* A written Argeement, dated August 17, 1914, between the City of New 
York and the Institute, touching the Botanic Garden, published in full in 
the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record, for April, 1915, amends the agree- 
ment of September 9, 1912, which amends the original agreement of Sep- 
yer 28, 1990, poneneae in the Record for January, 
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