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The collections of living plants, museum and herbarium speci- 
ens, books and apparatus, already brought together by gift, 
purchase, exploration and exchange are valued at not less than 
$250,000 
About $100,000 has been expended from the Garden’s own 
funds for plants, exploration, obtaining collections and their instal- 
lation, publications, lectures and for other educational work, and 
about $25,000 has been contributed for special purposes by mem- 
bers of the corporation and others interested. 
The total income in money and material derived from private 
sources therefore aggregates not less than $682,309.87. 
Checks should be drawn to the order of the New York Botan- 
ical Garden and mailed to Mr. C. F. Cox, Treasurer, Grand 
Central Station, New York City. 
Any information concerning the Garden which may be desired 
will be furnished by Professor N. L. Britton, Director-in-Chief, 
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City. 
The contribution of $5,000 or more at one time constitutes 
the donor a Patron of the Garden. 
The contribution of $1,000 or more at one time constitutes the 
donor a Fellow-for- Life. 
James A. ScryMSER, Chairman, 
D. O. MILLs, 
J. Prerrpont Morgan, 
SAMUEL THORNE, 
C. F. Cox, 
Finance Committee. 
COMPLETION OF THE PUBLIC CONSERVATORIES. 
The additional glass houses built during the past year, to com- 
plete the range of Public Conservatories, were finished late in 
January, accepted by the Commissioner of Parks of the Borough 
of the Bronx, and turned over to the Garden for operation. The 
work of building these houses was commenced early in May, 
1901, under a contract awarded by the Commissioner of Parks 
