20 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
ances of instruction, under the authority given in the third 
paragraph of the second clause of Mr. Shaw’s will. 
In closing this report I wish to express my appreciation 
of the interest and support given by the Board of Trustees, 
and in particular by the Garden Committee, during the past 
year; and of the faithful and able co-operation of my 
assistants, both at the Garden and the School of Botany. 
Respectfully submitted, 
WiLu1aM TRELEASE, 
Director. 
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 13, 1892. 
