Pension system for younger members of staff . . . $5,000 



Increased salaries to existing staff 25,500 



Salaries to additional members of scientific staff . 52,000 



Annual appropriation for added scientific work . 2,500 



Additional maintenance of laboratory 6,000 



Additional maintenance of plantations 6,000 



Additional maintenance of museum 5, 000 



Exploration 5,000 



Additional herbarium supplies 650 



Library additions 2,000 



Added publications by the Garden 2,500 



Lectures 1,000 



Wages of additional staff of uniformed guards . . 5, 000 

 Unforseen expenditures required in proposed 



improvements 6,850 



Total $125,000 



Additional endowment required for above .... $2,500,000 



The endowment of the Garden at its beginning was 

 $258,845. In the twenty years that elapsed between 1898 

 and 1918 this was increased by the addition of $300,000. 

 Since then the fortunate gift of the Sage Fund has been 

 the chief means of raising the endowment to its present 

 figure of approximately $1,200,000. During this period 

 of twenty-five years the Garden has not asked the public 

 for any large increase in its funds, either in endowment 

 or in special gifts. Is not the time now ripe to make 

 such an appeal — an appeal to enable the Botanical Garden 

 of the City of New York to assume its rightful place of 

 leadership? 



Frederic S. Lee 



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