is) 
for the purchase of plants (including herbarium specimens) and 
all publications. The Collections Fund is normally for this pur- 
ose. Fortunately, some of the endowment fund income is also 
available for the same purpose. We say “ fortunately,” for the 
contributions to the Collections Fund vary. The amount for 1927, 
for example, was 38 per cent. greater than for 1933. There has 
been a steady decrease during the past seven years, as follows: 
1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 
$9,882 $7,420 $7,282 $6,539 $6,762 $6,157 $6,134 
The amount available annually has always been less than was 
needed. It is hoped that eventually there will be endowment in- 
come sufficient to place this aspect of our work on a permanent 
assured basis, and make it unnecessary to depend so largely upon 
contributions solicited each vear. During 1933 a large part of 
the Collections Fund (with the consent of the contributors) was 
used for labor to help decrease unemployment. 
Legacies 
I. Addie Austin Bequest—For a number of years a frequent 
attendant at the Garden and its functions was Miss E. Addie 
Austin. Miss Austin’s death occurred on January 21, 1933. Her 
will contained the following provision : 
“ T give and bequeath to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Ar- 
horetum the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to be used 
for its corporate purpose.” 
This legacy was received on August 3, 1933, and has been cred- 
ited to the endowment increment principal account. 
Alfred W. Jenkins Bequest—The death of Mr. Alfred W. 
Jenkins, a Life Member and Patron of the Garden, a Trustee, and 
a member of the Botanic Garden Governing Committee, in Vichy, 
France, on September 28, 1932, was recorded in our preceding An- 
nual Report. In his will, Mr. Jenkins bequeathed $5,000 to the 
Botanic Garden. On account of numerous urgent needs and in 
consideration of the fact that Mr. Jenkins’s chief interest was in 
beautifying the grounds, it was decided to expend this amount for 
that purpose. Among the objects financed with this bequest are 
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