assisted. Small funds insuring a constant appropriation 



for the following purposes are desirable: to insure the 



proper maintenance of the pro- 

 Other needs of the Garden ..... . . 



posed additions to the plantations, 



to maintain the herbarium properly, to assist the work of 



exploration, to provide for the necessary constant increase 



of the library, to provide additional lectures, and to 



maintain properly the proposed new laboratories. 



There are certain features of Garden procedure and 



Garden policy that have been brought to my attention 



from different sources, changes in 



Ch ^ure°an? a p r oyc n y Pr °" **ldi might conceivably re- 



dound to economy, efficiency 

 and the prestige of the institution, while not requiring 

 materially increased expenditures. For example, it is 

 believed that greater economy in the purchase of supplies 

 might be secured by a readjustment of the functions of the 

 administrative offices at the Bronx and of the Treasurer's 

 office, in accordance with a more modern and more 

 efficient system of financial administration. The Garden, 

 too, might advantageously cultivate closer relations of 

 amity with other botanical institutions of the country — 

 our position at present is one that savors of isolation. 

 This applies not only to scientific institutions, but, as 

 already indicated, to garden clubs and other organizations 

 of less technical character. The Garden should assume a 

 place of cooperation and leadership in all the large 

 botanical movements of the country. The members of 

 our scientific staff should be encouraged to attend, to a 

 greater extent than at present, the meetings of the national 

 botanical societies and to report there the results of their 

 investigations. The Garden could well afford to reimburse 

 its representatives for travelling expenses incurred in 

 such activities. 



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