JOURNAL 
OF 
The New York Botanical Garden 
VoL. 1. August, 1900. No. 8. 
NEEDS OF THE GARDEN. 
Numerous inquiries having been made regarding what further 
provisions should be supplied for expanding and perfecting the 
educational and investigational functions of the Garden, the 
of Managers have approved the following statement and 
ion h 
herein indicated, or for ne ne purposes pertaining to the 
work of the Garden as donors may desire to endow. 
1. THE GENERAL ENDOWMENT Funp. 
This fund now amounts to $280,650.50, composed of the 
original subscription of $250,000 required by the Act of Incor- 
poration together with patrons’ fees, fellowship fees and life 
membership fees since added. The interest on this fund, to- 
d 
present income from these sources is not sufficient to extend this 
tt of the work much beyond its present scope, and it is greatly 
desired that the ane endowment should be largely increased. 
he care and maintenance of the collections may be accom- 
plished etc i General Endowment Fund and the sums 
annually provided by the city for ae 
2. SPECIAL ENDOWMENTS. 
unds, the income of which shall maintain distinct departments 
or researches, are specially desired as follows. They may bear, 
