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end several thousand additional 

 pamphlets and magazines — -largely of 

 a scientific or historical character, is 

 offered the association as soon as a 

 re proof home can be provided. A 

 nail herbarium, and a nucleus for 

 botanical museum, will also be con- 

 tributed at as early a day as they can 

 be accepted and cared for properly. 



In case the botanical garden is es- 

 tablished Within the limits of the San 

 Diego city park, it is deemed desir- 

 [able to eliminate from these grounds 

 ■tny nursery plantations. The use of 

 Hive acres of land at La Mesa, With 

 i&vater rights, has been offered for 

 [temporary or permanent nursery use, 

 as it may be required. By the sale of 

 tSurplus plants and seeds as may be 

 [available from time to time, a consid- 

 erable income Will be derived, and in 

 [great part will be used for the pur- 

 chase of botanical literature, or aid 

 in otherwise equipping the scientific 

 departments. 



The botanist takes Nature as she 

 is, and seeks to learn her Ways. The 

 horticulturist seeks to improve upon 

 I Nature, and to lead her in new paths. 

 The florist, the forester, the gardener, 

 the orchardist, the viticULturist, are 

 [members of the great army of agri- 

 culturists- — that reaps a rich harvest 

 from the labors of the botanist and 

 the horticulturist. Our purposes must 

 [therefore invite experiment in many 

 [directions, but whether the resillts 

 Ishail be small or great, soon or late, 

 rests with the readers Of these pages. 



If we receive liberal encourage- 

 ment, We Can hope to build up oh the 

 Pacific shore an institution such as 

 the world has not yet seen. May we 

 not hope for a liberal endowment, 

 l\ot only from residents of our fav- 

 ored clime., but from philanthropists 

 throughout the United States ? 



Those who cannot give more large- 

 ly are invited to become annual sub- 

 scribers, receiving our publications in 

 return for a stated subscription (to 

 be decided by the management after 

 rove have effected le.sral organisation), 

 [and to make our work broader in far 

 Reaching results, it :s also suggested 

 [that there shall each year be dis- 

 tributed to these subscribers such 



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surplus plants and seeds as may from 

 time to time be available for this use, 

 as they may be requested, In this Way 

 we could promote a knowledge and 

 taste for horticulture, by the wide 

 distribution Of new economic or or« 

 namental plants that we may first in- 

 troduce and experiment upom 



The NeW York Botanical Garden 

 has provided for patrons, who, con- 

 tribute $5000 or more to the funds of 

 the garden at ahy one time; fellows 

 for life. Who contribute $1000 Or more 



to the garden •• funds; and annual 



members, who contribute FtO a year. 

 These receive the following privi- 

 leges: — tickets to all lectures given 

 under the auspices of the garden, in- 

 vitations to all exhibitions, a copy of 

 all handbooks issued, and a cOpy of 

 the annual renOrts. 



Address all correspondence to C. R. 

 Orciitt. San Diego, California. 



POM SAIsS, 



Victoria regia; or the great water 

 lily of America, with a brief account of 

 its discovery and introduction into Cul-« 

 tiv&tion. Colored illustrations by Will- 

 iam Sharp. Boston, 1854, $20. 



Botany, Brewer and Watson, 2 Vols. 



COO 



Herbarium, contains about ^3000 spe-* 

 cle.-, in 30 foMo volumes. $150: 



The birds of North America. 119 Col- 

 ored plates, 182 pp; 1878 with which is 

 bound "Ornithology; or, the science of 

 bird"?" from t'^e text of Dr. Brehm. 212 

 ill, 156 pp. $60. 



American medical plants; an illus- 

 trated and descriptive guide, 180 col^ 

 ored ulatCs with text. 4 6 $40. 

 famCttTT, CttA&ttBS fetfSSfiUfc: 



kevieW of the CaCtaceae. $5. 



American Plants, vol, 1. $3. 



California mammals. 111. 1906, 351 p, 

 $150; an excellent Work. 



C. St. GS&CtfTT, 



3222 E stu San Diego. California. 



31 OCT 1903 



