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velopment of the Garden that this proposed new greenhouse 
should be built east of the Bronx River, in order to establish 
it at a considerable distance from the present conservatories 
and from the museum building, and to provide a prominent 
feature on the east side of the ground, which will probably 
soon become easily accessible from the south by the extension 
of the rapid transit system. 
It will be desirable to design this proposed new structure in 
such a way that it may be built in sections, necessitating no 
very heavy expenditure during any one year, and to include 
in it provision for space for considerable floral display. 
I therefore recommend that authority be given me to con- 
sult with the Commissioner of Parks relative to a site for this 
structure, and to have plans prepared for it, to be submitted 
to you and to the Commissioner of Parks. 
A detailed account of the gardening operations will be 
found in the report of the Head Gardener, hereto appended. 
Library 
The report of the Librarian, hereto appended, shows that the 
collections of books was increased during the year by 1,166 
bound volumes, and by a large number of pamphlets ; of these 
bound volumes 694, or considerably more than one half, were 
presented to the Garden. Contributions of money used for 
the purchase of books and credited to the Special Book Fund 
have been made as follows: 
Andrew Carnegie. .........c.cccceeeseeneeeeetee teenees $300.00 
D. O. Mills 100.00 
Mortimer L. Schiff 100.00 
Samuel Sloan...... 100.00 
Isaac N. Seligman 100.00 
Geo. S. Bowdoin 100.00 
Lowell M. Palmer.....cccccccecccceeeescecceene seeeeees 100.00 
obt. M. Thompson 100.00 
Mrs. George Whitfield Collord 100.00 
George Foster Peabody............ cceceseeeceeee eee 100.00 
Wm. D. Sloane 100.00 
Geo. M. Olcott 50.00 
