(135 ) 
Administrative 
Dr. William A. Murrill, Assistant Director, has had charge 
of the details of maintenance, acting under my general in- 
structions, and we have been aided in this work by Mr. Percy 
Wilson, Administrative Assistant. We have thus kept a 
close watch on all maintenance work. I have taken imme- 
diate charge of the oversight and direction of all construction 
operations and of the increase of the collections, and such 
time as could be spared from administrative duties has been 
given to the preparation of manuscript for ‘* North American 
Flora” and to studies of the plants of the West Indies, those 
of the Bahamas, and of Jamaica in particular. I have also 
continued studies of Cactaceae in coéperation with Dr. J. N. 
Rose, of the United States National Museum. 
Financial Considerations 
The city allowance for maintenance of the Garden has 
been increased from $75,000 in 1908 to $79,520 for Igo9, an 
increase of $4,520; this is, however, insufficient to maintain 
the institution in its present state of development and I 
recommend that the sum of $13,480 be added to this from 
Garden income, so as to have $93,000 in all available for 
maintenance in 1909. This will not permit taking any con- 
siderable amount of additional land under high cultivation, 
nor the keeping of the grounds and collections up as crili- 
cally as would be possible if a larger allowance were avail- 
able. The total Garden income, other than that received 
from the city, is about $28,000, of which only a little more 
than one half will thus be available for educational purposes 
and for the increase of the collections. Taking the city 
appropriation and the Garden income together, the total 
income for 1909 will be about $107,520. As stated in my 
last annual report, a wholly satisfactory maintenance of the 
institution, a proper increase of the collections, and the 
further development of educational work desired, would cost 
in all about $125,000. It thus appears that about $17,500 
additional income is desirable to enable the Garden to take 
complete advantage of its great opportunities. 
