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was established. In addition to this, it has been the practice of the garden to 

 purchase all books for the library, all specimens for the herbarium, all 

 lantern slides and numerous other items, and to pay certain salaries with 

 private funds." (Sixteenth Annual Report of the Brooklyn Botanical Gar- 

 den, 1926, page vi.) 



MEMBERSHIPS 



The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences is organized in three main 

 departments: i. The department of education. 2. The museums. 3. The 

 botanic garden. Any of the following seven classes of membership may be 

 taken out through the botanic garden: I. Annual member, $10. 2. Sustain- 

 ing member, $25. 3. Life member, $500. 4. Permanent member, $2 500. 

 5. Donor, $10,000. 6. Patron, $25,000. 7. Benefactor, $100,000. Sustain- 

 ing members are annual members with full privileges in departments one 

 to three of the institute. Membership in classes two to seven carries full 

 privileges in departments one to three. 



Privileges of Membership. 



1. Free admission to the buildings and grounds at all times. 



2. Cards of admission for self and friends to all exhibitions and open- 

 ings preceding the admission of the general public, and to receptions. 



3. Services of docent (by appointment), for self and party, when visiting 

 the garden. 



4. Admission of member and his or her immediate family to all lec- 

 tures, classes, field trips and other scientific meetings under garden auspices, 

 at the garden or elsewhere. 



5. Special lectures and classes for the children of members. 



6. Copies of garden publications, as follows: (a) Record; (b) guides; 

 (c) leaflets; (d) contributions. 



7. Privileges of the library and herbarium. 



8. Expert advice on the choice and care of plants, indoors and out, 

 on planting the home grounds, the care of lawns and the treatment of plants 

 affected by insect and fungous pests. 



9. Identification of botanical specimens. 



10. Participation in the periodical distribution of duplicate plant mate- 

 rial and seeds, in accordance with special announcements sent to members 

 from time to time. 



The total number of members of all classes (as of April 1927) is 1,220. 



