Financial Considerations 



The sum $82,994.64, is provided by the city for the main- 

 tenance of the Garden during 1910, as against $79,520 for 

 1909, an increase of $3,474.64. This increase is a welcome 

 addition, but the allowance is still insufficient to maintain 

 the institution in its present development and to prosecute 

 the important educational work to which it is committed; 

 I have therefore recommended that $1 1,000 be appropriated 

 to supplement the city allowance so as to have about $93,- 

 000 available for 1910, which is approximately the expen- 

 diture for 1909. This amount will probably suffice to keep 

 the grounds, buildings and collections from any serious 

 deterioration, but will not permit any considerable develop- 



The income of the Garden from its invested funds, from 

 membership fees, sale of publications and other sources, 

 is about $28,000 annually; taking this and the city allowance 

 together, the funds available for expenditure aggregate 

 about $111,000. As stated in previous reports, a total sum 

 of about $125,000 is desirable in order that the Garden 

 may be able to carry on its work to the best advantage; 

 about $14,000 additional income is therefore desirable. 



Reports Appended 



Details of the work accomplished during the year will be 

 found in the reports hereto appended, submitted by the 

 Assistant Director, the Head Gardener, the Head Curator 

 of the Museums and Herbarium, the Honorary Curator of 

 the Economic Collections, the Director of the Laboratories, 

 the Librarian, the Superintendent of Grounds, and a 

 schedule of expenditures under appropriations made by the 

 Board of Managers, submitted by the Accountant. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



N. L. Britton, 



Director-in- Chief. 



