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To quote from our preceding report, ‘‘the large fortunes out of 
which art has been so generously endowed were made possible, in 
large part, by scientific research and invention. Few fortunes 
have been made by art. Art is endowed by science. Science 1s 
endowed by art, but not financially.’’ The support of art should 
not be diminished; but the contributions of science to modern 
life justify a much more generous financial support both by 
government and by private philanthropy. 
Collections Fund 
The annual Collections Fund was instituted initially to provide 
means for the purchase of plants and publications for the library, 
and for the enrichment of the herbaria and other collections 
(whence the name of the fund). For all of these purposes the 
Garden is wholly dependent on private funds. During 1934 it 
was necessary (with the consent of donors) to use $3300, out of 
$5807.50 contributed, for the personal service payrolls, leaving 
only $2507.50 for the enrichment of the collections. In the face 
of increasing needs the annual contributions to this fund have 
steadily diminished during the past eight years, as follows: 
1927 1928 1929 L930 L931 1932 1933 1934 
$9,882 $7,420 $7,282 $6,539 $6,762 $6,157 $6,134 $5,807 
There has been a falling off of 41% in the eight year period. 
Tax Budget and Private Funds 
The Tax Budget appropriation for maintenance for 1934 was 
as follows: 
Requested Granted Change from 1933 
Personal Service........... $69,266.00 $67,820.22 $1,445.78 Decrease 
Other Codes. ........00... 16,869.03 14,879.03* $1,165.59 Increase 
$86,135.03 $82,699.25 $ 280.19 Net Dec. 
* Including supplementary appropriation of $3,133.03 for deficit on Fuel 
Supplies for the second half of 1933 and for 1934, 
The total budget for 1934 was $7672.72 less than for 1933. 
The Private Funds Budget was $85,550.99, as against 
$92,943.52 in 1933, a decrease of $7392.53. 
The Private Funds Budget was $2851.74 more than the Tax 
Budget. 
