JOURNAL 
OF 
The New York Botanical Garden 
Vor. XVIL February, 1917 No. 206 
FUP THER DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW YORK 
BOTANICAL GARDE 
To THE BoarD oF MANAGERS oF THE NEw York BOTANICAL 
ARDEN, 
Gentlemen: The Executive Committee has considered the 
hi 
to all members of the Gan 
A. The City 
I an use oe neatly 400 acres of land in Bronx Park; the value of 
$11,300,000 
driveways, bridges, 
fountains, paths, water-supply, drainage, and grading........ 1,400,000 
Th 
1. Construction of paths, grading, water supply and minor con- 
structi ee ae ation ia land for planting, furniture and 
ing abou 
equipmen 150,000 
Ab 
th ¢ collections and valued at not le 140,000 
3. iad librar: ary, Containing about 28,000 sane valued at....... 1x2,000 
4 valued at...........- 50,000 
5. The herbarium isti valued at 150,000 
6. i 550, 
1 val f abot $14,000,000 
Pes and its publications are mane distributed. Many of 
[Journal for January (18: 1-27) was issued February 2, 1917.] 
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