New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-21
BOTANIC GARDEN ASSURED
THE WORK MAKING GREAT ADVANCES
$3.50, 900 RAISED BY TEN MEN AND AS Mrcv

$3.50 900 RAISED BY TEN MEN AND AS Mrcu
MORE WILL BE SECURED.
Within the last few days the work of securing ~.
NewYOrk City botanical garden, which will sur...
that possessed by any other city, has been maxim.
great advances. One of the corporators Of the
said to a Tribune reporter yesterday:
"YOu safely announce that 30 far as secrs.
a half million dollars from the city Of New.yo-t
S25OOO0 OF private subscriptions ard $50 acres =,
land In Bronx Park, concerned, the Newyo.s
botanical garden IS assured. J. Iicrpont Morc.n,.
admirable plan for raising the S2JO.oOO BY prv.,.
subscription. which by law Is required betore M
half million dollars of city money and the go aer %
land at Bronx Park can be secured. has been vo,s,,
admirably. This $250,000 has been raised bv ,as
gentlemen, who have given $4,000 each. Co,a.,t,.
Vanderbilt has been doing some vigorous cary,s.,,
with this subscription paper the last few dayx ana
not only the s2JO,0O0 will be secured, hut an adM
ional 100000, to DO made In subscriptions Of S0Oo
and 10000 each. has been circulated and already
a number OF subscribers TO II have been Assured
The object Of raising money by private nh
srriptions than the law requires is only In keepn,
with the determination OF the corporatoTs Of the esrd
10 make the botanical garden OF New.York On,
Infinitely superior TO anything now In existence N
do this It will h. necessary TO raise far greater sum
than the $3.50 900 required by the law.
"Our plan Is not 10 ask the public for subscription
until we have secured a large amount by private sub
scripion say at least half million dollars and then
throw the subscriptions open 10 the public for smaller
sums than - 900 and $1,000. When these Larger
amounts have been secured. We hope 10 round out
an even 81 100000 by private and public subchptp
by inviting general subscriptions OF any anonnt from
a dollar to a thousand dollars. II we raise a mlIbu
dollars by this scheme this will give go acres Of
,ond and half n million OF dollars from the city. But
large as this sun seems II Is not more than eaoueh
TO make Just fstclass start OF the botanical garden
project. II takes an immense sum OF money
10 break the ground lay out walks. construct brdsA
clear away the undeibrush and erect suitable build
inys But even with the greatest economy II will nc
be possible erect more than n few Il the contem
Mated buildngs that the idea must not GO abroad
Tint by securing million dollars in private and public
subscription tn, botanical garden Is assured IN
all rs entirety We need much more than even ths
large sum- We need cndowmenis we need special
buildings for special experiments in the botanical
line We need facilities by which all the public
schools In this city can be supplied with botanic
specimens, ~ that each pupil may hold In his hand
the plant that Is being described.
@In Berlin Germany, one botanical garden alone sup
ples 100 institutions Of learning including 100 con-
mon schools with means Of illustrations In the study
OF botany and 5000 900 flowers and plants arc COL
looted. arranged In bundles and sent TO the schools
every facn IOfl vi uo"'r u','iH"~N ~ INC
teacher must be- illustrated by living specimen placed
in the hand Of every member Of hi class. In all other
German towns 81 any size there botanical gardens
for furnishing the means OF instruction In this science
In heidelberg new and handsome garden with class
bonses hotbeds etc. Is laid out, In addition 10 which
the forest trees IN the castle yard have been proVda
with labels giving the names in German ana Latin 20
that the most careless observer may pick up usefu
information with very little effort
ExChlef Justice Charles p. Daily said 70 Tue
por,er: II the pubc-splrited citizens OF Ne"'iorA
city and New-York state who possess wealth sAe
hold n, this botanical garden they ought TO- II ne!
horo rr,de and PATRIOTISM the United states can soon
ho,t % possessng one Of the largest. best eqppea
and IN every respect the most desirable botanic sr
an I'm the world No city the globe mas suen
he.utifnl charming picturesque ana acce',iuic ,r ~
onch a GARDEN as New-Y0rk | have irequenty na1s
ycursions 10 Bronx Park and the encnahtins soen
long tho Bronx River. which runs through tlle . S
~ b mark makes il one of the most beautiful spo
~ 80 > eyer seen What With the ala OF lahuseaps
rardcninc picturesque bridges miniature pih' s y
housas and water scenery, together Win the
ing OF botanic garden TINS spo. Mi nracticaIIy IN
anu III, ~ vast metropolitan populat'oi' icy
Iii climatic conditions, the water scehsr! ALL
,ing csr condise make this most desIIaois Ps
Cor botanic garden. All We need now y Nun. "a 4,
which TO start the garden on o ',ac,sn, 10 secure
ems IN he assured that the money sue' A., su Ia
tho l,e and half rilliOn dollars by ne a "a sya,e sut
But II the people b. puDnc anu p h noros
c,nton take enough Interest ana nave eiIo - nnc
o., 10 raise a round million dollars as'ue iIo ,ns
,. tbere Is no doubt that Ia due cou su - nv
t, receive from egaces sum ina. VA, ~ s
acient TO properly endow me e aiuv.1 az"
n.,v srccrss and development assureu'