Comparison of certain 

 New York institutions 



and gardening, and for the entertainment, recreation and 

 instruction of the people." These words reveal a two-fold 

 duty on the part of the Garden — a duty to the lay public 

 and a duty to botanical science. Within the limit of its 

 resources it has endeavored faithfully to carry out these 

 purposes. 



The Garden's resources are derived from membership 

 fees, special contributions, the income of its endowment, 



and an annual appropriation by 

 the city. In these and certain 

 other respects it is similar to 

 three other institutions of the city: the Metropolitan 

 Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, 

 and the New York Zoological Society, which maintains the 

 Zoological Park and the Aquarium. These institutions, 

 although they are situated in the City of New York and 

 look chiefly to the citizens of New York for their financial 

 support, have made themselves institutions of national 

 interest and national importance. Certain statistics re- 

 garding the four institutions follow, the figures being given 

 in approximate numbers and as of January, 1923. 



Institution 



Endowment 



Member- 

 ship 



City 

 Appro- 

 priation 



A nnual 

 Expendi- 

 ture 



Metropolitan Museum 

 of Art 



American Museum of 

 Natural History 



New York Zoological 

 Society 



New York Botanical 

 Garden 



$20,840,805 



10,000,000 



1,265,000 



1,215,21s 1 



1 1 ,390 

 6,570 

 2,600 

 I,6oo 



$742,922 



445.349 

 323. 74i 2 

 189,808 



$833,000 

 950,000 

 359,000 

 274,189 



1 $94,000 borrowed from endowment fund for current expenses. 

 ■ Aquarium $59,226 



Zoological Park 264,515 



$323,741 



