PREFACE. 



Provision is made in the will of the late Henry Shaw for 

 an annual banquet to the Trustees of the Botanical Garden 

 established by him, and to their guests invited for that 

 occasion. The purpose of this provision is evidently to 

 acquaint those who may be benefited by or who may 

 further the usefulness of the Garden, with its scope and 

 equipment. To attain this end so far as may be, and to 

 furnish similar information concerning the School of 

 Botany established by Mr. Shaw under the charter of 

 Washington University but in intimate relation with the 

 Missouri Botanical Garden, the Board of Trustees of the 

 Garden have requested the Director, in consultation with 

 the Garden Committee, to prepare and publish on behalf 

 of the Board, a suitable volume containing a short bio- 

 graphical sketch of Mr. Shaw ; the Act of the General 

 Assembly of Missouri authorizing the creation of a Trust 

 for the management of the Garden ; the last Will of Henry 

 Shaw, made in pursuance of this Act ; the Deed of Endow- 

 ment of the School of Botany ; the report of the inaugural 

 exercises of the School, including the address of the 

 Professor in charge; the report submitted to the Directors 

 of Washington University, on the work accomplished by 

 the School of Botany during the first five years of its ex- 

 istence; the first annual report of the Director of the 

 Garden, for the year 1889 ; the first annual flower sermon, 

 preached in Christ Church Cathedral on the 18th of May, 



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