BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN RECORD 
VOL. XXIV JULY, 1935 No. 3 
BOOKS AND WANUSCRERTS 
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AN ANNOTATED LIST 
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. the images of men’s knowledge remain in 
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Rooke exempt from the injuries of time, and capa- 
ble of perpetual renovation.” 
Bacon: Advancement of Learning. 
In the year 1918 two friends of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden 
made a contribution of $10,000 to the Endowment Fund as a me- 
morial, specifying that the income should be used for the scientific 
and educational work of the Garden. At that time only $500 of 
the eae oe been designated for the Library. 
It was Mr. Alfred T. White, then Chairman of the Botanic Gar- 
den Governing Se who suggested that we might like to 
set this sum aside to provide rare or important publications which 
we might otherwise feel that we could not afford. This sugges- 
tion was eagerly welcomed, as the need of income for this purpose 
had been keenly felt. By wise investment the principal of this 
fund now amounts to $13,417.20. 
The items in this exhibit are only a few of the more important 
books with which the income from this fund has enriched our 
library. A very few of the items were received as gifts. 
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* Exhibited by the Library of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on the occa- 
sion of its Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration, May 13-16, 1935. Cata- 
log prepared by Emilie Perpall Chichester and C. Stuart Gager. 
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