( i6 5 ) 



also indicate success and I anticipate his return in about two 

 weeks. 



This important exploration work has been made possible 



principally by contributions to the special fund for scien- 

 tific and educational purposes, the following subscriptions 

 having been credited to "Exploration Fund": 



D.O.Mills gi,ooo 



J. Pierpont Morgan 500 



James B. Ford 500 



Mortimer L. Schiff 250 



John Innes Kane 250 



John D. Archbold 250 



Edward S . Harkness 250 



Geo. W. Perkins 250 



Wm. K. Vanderbilt 250 



N. L. Britton 250 



Edgar L. Marston 100 



Cleveland H. Dodge 100 



Henry W. de Forest 100 



Miss Elizabeth Billings 100 



A. G. Agnew 50 



Bernard G. Amend 50 



James Douglas 50 



Walter Jennings 50 



Louis C. Tiffany 50 



Mrs. Lawson Valentine 10 



Investigations 



In addition to the field studies accomplished by members 

 of the staff while engaged in exploration, investigations 

 have been prosecuted at the Garden by curators and other 

 officers during such time as their administrative duties 

 have permitted, much of this original research having been 

 accomplished outside of regular hours of attendance. In- 

 vestigations have also been prosecuted by students and by 

 visiting officials from other institutions. Members of the 

 staff have also visited other gardens, museums and herbaria 

 for comparative studies on collections. 



