istablishment of a National Botanic Garden 



HEARING 



BEFORE A 



JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY 

 COMKESS OF THE UNITED STATES 



SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS 



SECOND SESSION 

 ON 



S. 497 



A BILL TO INCREASE THE AREA OF THE UNITED STATES 



BOTANIC GARDEN IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 



AND 



S. RES. 165 



DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- 

 BIA TO REPORT PLANS FOR THE CREATION IN OR NEAR 

 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OF A BOTANIC GARDEN 

 COMPARABLE WITH THE BEST EXISTING GARDENS 



PART 2 xt?^ 



REPORT BY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION :QF FINE ARTS 

 ON THE BOTANIC GARDEN SITUATldfa'WM&W£> 

 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 



Printed for the use of the Joint Committee on the Library 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



186037 1920 



