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the compliment and desire to send ray regrets that I will not be able to 

 attend. 



I cjinnot content myself with the mere expression of regret. I honor 

 the memory of the late Founder of tlie '• Missouri Botanical Garden " 

 and '« The Shaw School of Botany." 



I consider him as one of the greatest benefactors of our State and the 

 Garden as one of the proudest monuments that can be reared to the mem- 

 ory of a cultured citizen. 



The city of St. Louis is greatly indebted to his large-minded benefi- 

 cence, and there is no greater attraction to visitors than his wise fore- 

 sight has provided. 



He has gathered together in this inviting resort a beautiful illustra- 

 tion of the truth of the motto he has chosen for his mausoleum " How 

 manifold are Thy works; in wisdom hast Thou made them all, the Earth 

 is full of Thy riches." 



Please convey this expression of my thanks to the Trustees. 



Respectfully yours, 



M. SCHUYLBR. 



State University of Missouri, -j 

 Chemical Laboratory, V 



Columbia, Mo., May 17th, 1890. J 

 Dear Sir: It Is with genuine pain that I inform you of my inability to 

 be present at the Annual Banquet, in honor of Mr. Shaw, of the 26th of 

 this month. The closing exercises of this University, beginning with the 

 final class examinations on that day, would seem to render my absence 

 at that time impracticable. I regret this all the more as my respect for 

 Mr. Shaw while living has been increased since his death by that splen- 

 did monument, which his far-sighted sagacity has left aliiie to his mem- 

 ory and to science,— the Missouri Botanical Garden. His State will for- 

 ever honor him, and as a citizen and a representative of this University, I 

 beg to assure you of my lively interest in all the achievements of the 

 Botanical Garden, practical as well as scientific, so full of promise and 

 so well assured under its present management. 



Very respectfully youus, 



P. Schweitzer. 



Daliiousib University, -» 

 Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2nd May, 1890. ( 

 Dear Sir: May I request that you will be pleased to convey to the 

 Trustees of the Missouri Botanical Garden my best thanks for their 

 kindness in honoring me with an invitation to the Henry Shaw ban- 

 quet. I regret very much that duties here of an unusual kind will de- 

 prive me of the pleasure of being present on an occasion of so much 

 interest, otherwise I would have cheerfully embraced the opportunity to 

 join in doing honor to one who has done such signal service for botan- 



