(90) 
the western part of The Bronx on Fordham Road, and on 
Tremont Avenue, and also with the line to Yonkers. 
5. By trolley car on the White Plains Road east of Bronx 
Park from West Farms, Williamsbridge, and Mt. Vernon, 
connecting with lines from the eastern part of The Bronx at 
West Farms and at Mt. Vernon. 
6. By trolley car, on the Southern Boulevard to Pelham 
Avenue. This line connects with lines from the southern 
and southeastern parts of The Bronx. 
7. By driveways in Mosholu Parkway from Van Cort- 
landt Park; from Pelham Bay Park through Pelham Park- 
way; through the Crotona Parkway and Southern Boule- 
vard from Crotona Park; there are also driveway entrances 
at 200th Street, convenient for motor-cars coming from 
Jerome Avenue; at Bronx River Parkway, at the northern 
end of the Garden, for motor-cars coming from the north; 
at Allerton Avenue on the eastern side of the Garden for 
motor-cars coming from the east; and at the Woodlawn 
Road, convenient for motor-cars coming from Yonkers, 
and from other points west and northwest of the Garden; 
there are three driveway entrances from Pelham Avenue. 
Purposes 
The New York Botanical Garden was established by an 
Act of the Legislature of the State of New York passed in 
1891 and amended in 1894 “‘for the purpose of establishing 
and maintaining a Botanical Garden and Museum and 
Arboretum therein, for the collection and culture of plants, 
flowers, shrubs and trees, the advancement of botanical 
science and knowledge, and the prosecution of original 
researches therein and in kindred subjects, for affording 
instruction in the same, for the prosecution and exhibition 
of ornamental and decorative horticulture and gardening, 
and for the entertainment, recreation and instruction of the 
people.” 
