would be needed for all the varied requirements of the 

 proposed experimental work, and such a building might 

 most profitably be located in close proximity to the 

 propagating houses, which would afford abundant green- 

 house facilities. With the inclusion in the laboratory 

 building of a well selected reference library the slight 

 disadvantage of removal from the main library could 

 easily be compensated. 



It is a regrettable fact that in the past the Garden has 

 not been markedly generous to its scientific staff in the 



matter of salaries. The following 

 table presents the salaries now 

 paid by the four representative New York institutions, 

 previously mentioned. 



Higher salaries 





Salaries 



Title of Officer 



Metro- 

 politan 

 Museum 



Natural 

 History 

 Museum 



Zoological 

 Park 



Botanical 

 Garden 



Director 



$ I I.OOO 



$9,500 





$10,000 



Assistant 











Director 



7,500 



7,ooo x 



$6,0O0 2 



5,000 



Head Curator 



None 



None 



None 



5,OOC 



Curator 



6,000 



5,300- 



6,000 



3,500- 



Associate 





5,500 





4,000 



Curator 



None 



2,640 — 



None 



2,040- 



Assistant Curator 



2,200 — 



3,750 



4,000 



1,992- 



3,HO 



None 



2,700 



None 



1 Executive Secretary. 



2 Assistant to Director. 



It is here seen that, with the exception of the Director- 

 in-Chief, the salaries paid by the Garden are the lowest 



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