GENERAL INFORMATION 



Some of the leading features of The New York Botanical Garden 

 are: 



Four hundred acres of beautifully diversified land in the northern part 

 of the City of New York, through which flows the Bronx River. A native 

 hemlock forest is one of the features of the tract. 



Plantations of thousands of native and introduced trees, shrubs, and 

 flowering plants. 



Gardens, including a new rock garden, a large rose garden, a perennial 

 border, small model gardens, and other types of plantings. 



Greenhouses, containing thousands of interesting plants from America 

 and foreign countries. 



Flower shows throughout the year — in the spring, summer, and autumn 

 displays of daffodils, tulips, lilacs, irises, peonies, roses, water-lilies, dahlias, 

 and chrysanthemums; in the winter, displays of greenhouse-blooming 

 plants. 



A museum, containing exhibits of fossil plants, existing plant families, 

 local plants occurring within one hundred miles of the City of New York, 

 and the economic uses of plants; also historic microscopes. 



An herbarium, comprising more than 1,700,000 specimens of American 

 and foreign species. 



Exploration in different parts of the United States, the West Indies, 

 Central and South America, for the study and collection of the character- 

 istic flora. 



Scientific research in laboratories and in the field into the diversified 

 problems of plant life. 



A library of botanical and horticultural literature, comprising nearly 

 45,000 books and numerous pamphlets. 



Public lectures on a great variety of botanical topics, continuing 

 throughout the autumn, winter and spring. 



Publications on botanical subjects, partly of technical, scientific, and 

 partly of popular, interest. 



The education of school children and the public through the above fea- 

 tures and the giving of free information on botanical, horticultural and 

 forestral subjects. 



The Garden is dependent upon an annual appropriation by the City of 

 New York, private benefactions, and membership fees. Applications for 

 membership are always welcome. The classes of membership are: 



Benefactor single contribution $25,000 



Patron single contribution 5,000 



Fellow for Life single contribution 1,000 



Member for Life single contribution 250 



Fellowship Member annual fee 100 



Sustaining Member annual fee 25 



Annual Member annual fee 10 



Garden Club Membership annual fee for a club 25 



Contributions to the Garden may be deducted from taxable incomes. Bequests 

 may be made in the form of securities, money, or additions to the collections. The 

 following is an approved form of bequest : 



/ hereby bequeath to The New York Botanical Garden incorporated wider 

 the Laws of New York, Chapter 285 of 1801, the sum of . 



Conditional bequests may be made with income payable to donor or any 

 designated beneficiary during his or her lifetime. 



Fellowships or scholarships either in perpetuity or limited to a definite period 

 may be established for practical student-training in horticulture or for botan- 

 ical research. 



All requests for further information should be sent to 



The New York Botanical Garden 

 bronx park, fordham branch p. o., new york, n. y. 



