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Bubbler Drinking Fountains 



Since the Garden was first opened to the public there has 

 never been any opportunity tor visitors to get a drink of water on 

 the grounds. This lack has been specially felt by those who 

 bring children and often remain for a half day at a time. Last 

 spring Mrs. Glentworth \< Ihitler, Chairman of our Woman's 

 Auxiliary, interested herself in this matter, and secured from 

 seven members of the Auxiliary and one annual member of the 

 Garden contributions totaling $1,300 to be used for the purchase 

 and installation of drinking fountains. It is estimated that this 

 fund may provide for nine fountains. 1 )esigns are being prepared 

 by our landscape archite< h Caparn, and it is planned to in- 

 stall the fountains in the spring of [928. The names of the 

 donors may be found on page 107. 



Investigations during 1927 



I m port a arc of Research 



The July. 1927 issue of the 'Botanic Garden I\i-:cord was de- 

 voted to a report on Research al Ihc nrooklyu llotaiiic Garden, 

 1910-1927. 



The only obstacles to effective scientific research are competent 

 men and adequate funds. 



The only obstacles in the way of securing adequate funds are 

 lack of intelligent interest in and understanding of the great need 

 of continuous research, and lack of conviction of the importance 

 of any given project. There are abundant resources in the pos- 

 session of the various foundations and of individuals of large 



The chief problem of the foundations is to decide on the rela- 

 tive merits of various appeals. Contrary to a general public 

 impression, their funds are strictly limited and far from sufficient 



to meet all demands, however worthy the foundation may consider 



The total resources of possible individual donors are far in 

 excess of those of the foundations, but men and women (other 

 things being equal) give chiefly where they are interested. The 

 endowment of research by individuals, therefore, depends upon 



