STATEMENT 



OF THE 



BOARD OF MANAGERS 



OF THE 



NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 



TO THE j 



Board of Estimate & Apportionment 



OF THE 



CITY OF NEW YORK. 



TOGETHER WITH A 



LETTER 



to His Honor, 

 Mayor William L. Strong. 



NEW YORK : 



John C. Rankin Co., Printers, 



34 Cortlanot Street. 



1897. 



