Loss 
P of i' !; s (Ec on o: i i e s ) 
Salaries offered are 
so Siia 11 that thoroughly 
competent*foreman 
gardeners cannot be em- 
ployed. 
Ignorant foreran have lost and confused! 
labels end. records - have even lost en¬ 
tire cultures — and have , in thi§ an 
other vraysj very seriously impaired the 
scientific value of the Gardens - to an 
extent that*will require years of the 
most expert attention to restore- at far 
larger expense to the government than 
co i ope tent help v/ould have cost* 
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The logical conclusion of following out this policy will inevitably 
result in degeneration from a scientific institution to a mere municipal 
park - as has already happened in Pena rig* 
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