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After the scientific program, the members viewed numerous 
publications on mosses, exhibited by the librarian of the museum, 
Miss Hutchinson; drawings and colored sketches of mosses and 
liverworts by Miss Annie Lorenz; photographs of mosses by 
Dr. Grout; photographs and autographs of bryologists, exhibited 
by Mrs. Annie Morrill Smith; and herbarium specimens, ex- 
hibited by Mr. E. L. Morris. 
Luncheon was obtained at a nearby restaurant, after which 
the members visited the grounds of the Botanic Garden, and the 
first sections of the laboratory building and greenhouses, now 
nearing completion. The trip through the Garden was followed 
by a visit to the Central Museum, under the guidance of Mr. E. 
L. Morris, curator of natural history, to view the models of 
plants being prepared for the hall of botany by Mr. Antonio 
Miranda, under the direction of Mr. Morris. Adjournment was 
at 4i20 7. mi. . 
THE VALUE OF THE LAND COMPPRICING Tae 
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
The City of New York Record of Real Estate, as published 
in the City Record for May 6, 1913, gives, on page 4159 a list 
of the property now comprised in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 
The boundaries are given as, Eastern Parkway, Flatbush and 
Washington Aves., and Malbone St., and the area as 39.9 acres. 
The property is designated as used for the Brooklyn Botanic 
Garden, with a footnote stating that the area was formerly 
known as “Institute Park.” According to the boundaries as 
given above, the site of the Central Museum is included in the 
area designated as Brooklyn Botanic Garden.* 
The property consists of four parcels of land acquired 
s follows: 
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1. April 25, 1904, by condemnation, at a cost of... $358,047.64 
2. Dec, 22, 1905, from Lucy A. B. Sterling, at a 
CTO Rite ok AU ei rt ae 12,000.00 
3. Dec. 26, 1905, from Margaret Kelly, at a cost of 17,000.00 
4. Nov. 25, 1907, by condemnation, at a cost of.... 123, 0 L500 
glo cla ce tac a Oy Pe SE <P 2 $510,162.65 
*The name is incorrectly given in the City Record as “Brooklyn 
Botanical Gardens,” 
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