ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN. 99 



nomic botany. Third, it should give the student and any other in- 

 vestigator in properly arranged exhibition an oversight over the 

 most important characteristics of plant life, plant form, plant ex- 

 pansion, and the uses of the plant. 



THE COST OF THE NEW ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE BOTANIC GARDEN AND 



MUSEUM. 



[By the imperial chief architect, A. Koerner.] 



After the removal of the botanic garden to Dahlem had been ad- 

 vanced in 1888, a detailed program covering the extent of the new 

 establishments, the area of the ground, the propagating houses and 

 conservatories, and incidental establishments was prepared. In 1893 

 a rough estimate of cost without detailed plans was submitted. On 

 the basis of this, the first plan was prepared by the above architect, 

 and an estimate of 4,610,000 marks figured for the cost of the work. 



The value of the old garden was figured at 16,000,000 marks. Out 

 of the proceeds of the sale of this old establishment all the costs of 

 the new botanic buildings as well as other university structures — 

 extensions of the charity hospitals, institute for infectious diseases, 

 the hygienical institute, pharmaceutical-chemical institute — were to 

 be defra} T ed. Funds for these new establishments had to be pro- 

 curred at first, however, by a Government loan. 



In the progress of the work on the construction of the buildings, 

 some additional structures and establishments were found necessary 

 and the costs were correspondingly increased. Out of the Govern- 

 ment loan, 4,977,625 marks were made available and out of the 

 emergency fund 473,100 marks, making a total of 5,450,725 marks. 

 Of this amount 4.286,625 marks may be allotted to the new con- 

 struction in the garden, and 1,164,100 marks for the museum with 

 its internal arrangements. 



Construction work proceeded under the supervision of a special 

 construction commission composed of — 



On the part of the imperial ministry of ecclesiastical affairs, public 

 instruction and medicine, two directors of the ministry and one 

 imperial councillor. 



On the part of the imperial ministry of public works, the chief 

 advisory architect. 



As representative of the imperial ministerial, military, and con- 

 struction commission, one advisory architect. 



Representing the local construction officials of the garden, one 

 advisory architect. 



Officials engaged in the administration of the garden in 1909 

 were: Qne director, who is privy councilor, professor at the Uni- 

 versity of Berlin, and a member of the Imperial Academy of Sci- 

 ences: 1 assistant director, also a professor and privy councilor; 9 

 custodians, of which 6 are professors, 2 technical men, and 1 an aca- 

 demical lecturer; 4 assistant custodians, all technical men: 2 secre- 

 taries, having charge of office and accounts; 1 chief inspector; 1 

 inspector: 1 head gardener; 2 preparers; 1 clerk in the office; 3 

 assistants for the gardener ; 1 machinist ; 2 watchmen ; 3 servants ; 

 22 laborers. 



