JOURNAL 
OF 
The New York Botanical Garden 
VoL. IL. February, 1902. No, 26. 
THE NEED OF ADDITIONAL ENDOWMENT. 
(Submitted to the Board of Managers, Jan. 13, 1902, and ordered printed. ) 
Attention is called to the need of additional endowment for the 
New York Botanical Garden. Although active work in develop- 
ment has been in progress only since 1897, it has already taken 
high rank as an educational institution, because of its efficient 
scientific organization and its proved capacity for public instruc- 
tion. Through the researches of its staff and numerous students, 
it is contributing largely to the world’s stock of knowledge. 
While the city of New York has appropriated over $700,000.00 
for the construction of building, roads, paths and the general im- 
provement of the grounds in Bronx Park, and supplies this year 
$65,000.00 for the maintenance of the Garden, its museums, 
laboratories and conservatories, it does not supply funds for ob- 
taining collections, and for other scientific and educational 
work. . 
It is desired to obtain an Endowment Fund of not less than 
$500,000, the interest to be used for purposes of education and 
investigation, the exploring of little-known regions, the obtaining 
of collections, books and apparatus, and for publication. 
The income from this endowment and from annual membership 
fees now amounts to about $22,000 annually. If the endow- 
ment were increased to $500,000 the income would be about 
$30,000 annually, and this would for the present carry on the 
educational and research work of the Garden in a satisfactory 
manner. 
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