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(harden was estnljlislied is not yet fulU- realized, — and sueh de- 

 partments as liave l)een established are undermanned and under- 

 financed, able only in ])art to meet tbe demrmds of the Cit\' and 

 the needs of botanical science, it has been necessar}^ temi)orarily 

 to sus])end tbe (le])artment of ])lant breeding- and oenetics. 



Additional endownment income is needed for two broad i)ur- 

 ])oses : 



1. To beautify tlic (jraiiiids and to impro'i'r and expand flic 

 bofiDiical and hortieuJlural exJiibits. 



The Brooklyn liotanic ( iardcn aiiOrds an o])]Kirtimitv for pri- 

 vate munificence to pro\'ide a public s^arden as beautiful as our 

 most beaulilul private places, not onl\- for the enjoyment of tbe 

 masses, but as an object lesson of wdiat is reall\- possible in the wav 

 ot a public jL^ardeu ])ei"fectl_\' maintained. Xo such public garden 

 exists in America. 



.V ])ublic that has an opi)orttmity to become familiar with a ])er- 

 fcctly maintained botaihc garden will have hig-her standards 

 for public i)arks rmd gardens and will demand of public officials 

 greater efficiency and higher ideals. 



In no American cit\' is there a ])ublic ])ark- or garden in the 

 same class as many ])rivate gardens in their suburbs, from tlie 

 standpoint of design and maintenance. Wdiat a wonderful thing 

 it would be if such a i)u])lic garden could be ])rovi(led for the 

 most ])()pulous borough of ( ireater New ^'ork ! This can never 

 be accomplished b_\' dc])endence on ]niblic appro])riations alone. 



With the liotaiuc darden twen.tv vears old and with onlv 50 

 acres, the entire an-a is underdevelo])e(| comi)are(l with tbe stand- 

 ards of ])rivate places. Sexeral acres remain wlioll\- imde\eIo]ied. 

 Tliis is due solelv to hack' of funds. 



Otu" idea] is to create here tbe most beruUiful spot in (h-eater 

 New York. 



It is impossible to exaggerate the civic and educational imi)or- 

 tauce of the realization of this ideal — what it would mean as a 

 standard of excellence for public parks and gardens — as a stim- 

 ulus to private gardening and interest in ornamental horticultiu'e 

 — as a contribiuion to ])ublic education and the acK'ancemcnt of 

 a knowledge and love of ])1ant life. 



2. To enneli and extend our edneatioiud and seienllfic acfii'ilies. 



