New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

nuns laboratories, lecture rooms and apart
ments for special research The library is the
central department, with two enthusiastically
reading room under the glass dome and the
stackroom, which Is in the rear of the central
block
THE FOREST RESERVE.
From the porch of the museum one looks into
a forest reserve of seventy acres, which Will be
kept intact and to the north is the fruticetum
This tract of twenty acres has been partly laid
out and contains about three hundred varieties
OF shrubs all arranged in families and marked
for study.
The grounds are a natural arboretum. but a
plot of 120 acres has been set aside for trees,
where many specimens nave been planted and
transplanted.
The horticultural buildings will be made up
Of thirteen houses, covering an area, exclusive
OF cellar space of about $1,000 square feet
The central feature of the range will be palm
house circular in form, 100 feet in diameter
and about 30 feet from the terrace level 10 the
upper dome Wings will radiate from the CEN
trail palm house. and these will be crossed oy
other buildings forming courts and Enclosures
The main court will be utilized for aquatic
planting and other ornamental features
Power light and water will be supplied from
a nower-houso which is far removed from the
museum. greenhouses and plantations, ard
there Will be neither dust nor smoke to mar the
beauty of the place.
The work in the botanical gardens is being
done by the society. in cooperation with the
Commissioner Of Public Parks for the Borough
of The Bronx and his chief engineer and the
results thus far have been highly satisfactory
Cornelius Vanderbilt was the first president OF
the organization. He was succeeded by ID. u
Kills who still holds the office. The other ON
GERS are: Vice-president, Andrew Carnegie
treasurer Charles F. Cox secretary, ~ L.
Britton.
Board of Managers - Andrew Carnegie
Charles f. Cox. w. Bayard Cutting, CharieS
p DAILY. William L. Dodge, John l. Kane ~
O. Mills j. Pierpont Morgan, James A. Scrym-
ser Samuel Sloan. W. Gilman Thompson Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, the President OF the Depart
ment of Public Parks and the Mayor OF the
City Of New-York.
Scientific DirectOrs-Scth Low chairmah'
Addison Brown. Professor c. f. Chandler fro-
lessor ]. f. Kemp, J. ]. Little and PROFESSOR
l. NJ. Underwood.
WHAT VISITORS WILL SEE
Visitors who Arrive at Bedford Park. either
by the Harlem Railroad or the trolley cars, VIII
see the museum building just east OF the sta
ton. and the foundations for the great green
bouses on a plateau to the south. The nero
aceous grounds are in glade one thousahu
feet south of the museum, and southeast or
the greenhouse site the beginnings OF the pine
plantations are passed through In going from
the museum to the herbaceous GROUNDS Inc
bemlock forest. the most picturesque part Oh
fhe gardens lies east Of the museum ana Oh
the herbaceous grounds. extending nearly ha'-
q mile along the sides of the Bronx River
The fruticetun or collection of shrubs. Is on
. Main northeast of the museum. and Is sep
arated from the immediate surroundings OF that
bui,ding by a lone alley now occupied by
marsh. the site of lake which VIII De con-
sructed. The extreme northeast end OF the
tract near Williamsbridge is occupied ny
meadows and marshes. The latter VIII be us3d
for the collection OF marsh and bog plants Most
of the land of the gardens east of the river
has been set aside for the arpore'un-