JOURNAL 
OF 
The New York Botanical Garden 
Vo. XV —~*«SSeptemiber, 194 s—~=~*é«<N, 177 
THE JOHN INNES KANE FUND 
Mr. John Innes Kane served asa member of the Board of 
Managers of the Garden from 1896 until his death in 1913. 
was Chairman of the Membership Committee during this period 
and for many years was a member of the Executive Committee. 
His interest in botanical science and in the development of the 
New York Botanical Garden was great, and his untimely death 
was deeply deplored 
The following letter was received from Mrs. Kane in December, 
1913: 
1 WEST 49TH STREET, 
December 17, 1913. 
Dr. N. L. Britron, Secretary, 
New York Botanical Garden. 
My dear Dr. Britt 
If it will be ‘owe to the Managers of the Garden, I shall 
be glad to establish a memorial to my late husband, John Innes 
Kane, remembering his interest at all times in the Garden. 
T shall be ene to send to the Managers a cheque for ten 
thousand dollars upon learning that such purpose is approved 
y them. 
I should wish the fund to be called “The John Innes Kane 
Fund,” to be held and invested and the income applied to the 
purchase of living plants for the grounds and greenhouses. 
Please present the subject in the proper quarter, and inform me. 
Yours faithfully, 
(Signed) ANNIE C. KANE. 
[Journal for August (15: 153-174) was issued August 25, 1914] 
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