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professors, preparing for similar work in colleges, universities 
and agricultural stations. 
6. For the Publication of valuable original work, and the es- 
tablishment of lectures, scholarships, and prizes in erder to 
stimulate widely such original investigations. 
preparing a habitation for the Botanical Garden, the city 
has expended over $1,000,000 upon its buildings, grounds and 
roads; and it contributes also to their maintenance as a part of 
the park system, for the health, instruction and enjoyment of the 
people ; but for support of the life and soul of the Garden, as a 
valuable and progressive Scientific ition we must look 
mainly to the public-spirited citizens of New York. Much has 
been already done, as a look at its work will show, The Direc- 
tors have expended about $240,000; have invested the fund of 
$335,000 as above stated, and in the gifts of plants, books, ap- 
paratus and the deposit of collections, have received about 
$200,000 more, a total of $775,000 of private contributions. 
The Garden has won an honored and a world-wide name, but 
it must have means for progress and usefulness. Through scien- 
tific research, the marvels of the nineteenth century surpass all 
others in their transforming and beneficent results. et the 
marvels of to-day are opening new vistas, and point with pro- 
phetic ae to other discoveries equally important and bene- 
ficial to 
es may be made 
L. Brirron, Director-in- eye Bronx Park, or to 
C. F. Cox, Zreasurer, Grand Central Statio 
In behalf of the Board of Managers of The New York Bo- 
tanical Garden, 
A. Scr 
Chairman of me Fig ae 
RECEPTION DAYS AND LECTURES. 
The Director-in-Chief and other members of the staff will be 
pleased to receive members and their friends at the grounds in 
Bronx Park on every Saturday for which lectures are announced. 
