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Financial Considerations 
The restriction in funds available for maintenance, men- 
tioned in my last annual report, necessitated, as was fore- 
seen a year ago, the use of practically all our income from 
endowment and from membership dues to supplement the 
city maintenance appropriation, leaving us little for the 
increase of the collections or for educational work. The city 
maintenance appropriation for 1917 has been increased over 
that for 1916 by $9,597. The annual membership of the 
Garden during the year has been somewhat increased, as 
also the permanent funds. On the other hand, the prices 
of all material and supplies have risen, and it has been 
necessary to somewhat increase the remuneration of some 
employees, while the need for additional employees, owing 
to the improvement of additional land, will require in- 
creased expenditure in order to effect satisfactory main- 
tenance. 
Reports Appended 
Appended reports include those of the Assistant Director, 
the Head Gardener, the Head Curator of the Museums 
and Herbarium, the Director of the Laboratories, the 
Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, the Librarian, 
the Bibliographer, the Honorary Curator of the Economic 
Collections, the Honorary Curator of the Collection of 
Fossil Plants, the Honorary Curator of Mosses; also a list 
of subscriptions to the Rose Garden and Garden Extension 
Fund, and a schedule of expenditures by the Accountant. 
Respectfully submitted, 
N. L. Brirron, 
Director-in-Chief. 
REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 
Dr. N. L. Britton, Drrector-1N-CHIEF. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report for 
the year 1916. 
The weekly reports of the Superintendent are submitted 
herewith for your files to supplement the annual reports to 
