BULLETIN 
The New York Botanical Garden 
Vol. 4. No. 12. 
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR- 
IN-CHIEF FOR THE YEAR 1904 
(Submitted and ordered printed January 9, 1905.) 
To THE Boarp or ManacGers or THE NEw York Bo- 
TANICAL GARDEN. 
Gentlemen: Ihave the honor to submit herewith my report 
as Secretary and Director-in-Chief for the year ending Janu- 
ary 9, 1905. 
The development of the Garden has gone forward continu- 
ously in all departments during the year just ended. Con- 
struction work, in accordance with the general plan adopted 
in 1896, has been actively prosecuted, and the value of this 
original study of the project has continued to be apparent. 
Noteworthy additions have been made by gift, purchase, and 
exchange, and through explorations, to the collections of liv- 
ing plants, the museums, library, and herbarium. The num- 
ber of visitors has materially increased, and we have had a 
larger number of special students and investigators making 
use of our equipment than ever before. Our permanent funds 
have increased about $2,500, and the sums borrowed from 
them for development during the early period of construction 
operations have now been nearly repaid. The annual and 
life members of the Garden now number 1,108, an increase 
during the year of 14. Gifts of money by many friends of 
the institution have enabled us to secure important additions 
to the collections, which our ordinary income would not have 
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