12 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
paragraph of this my last will and testament, I devise and 
express my wish that the garden shall be kept open, under 
necessary regulations, Sundays and holidays excepted, 
every day of the week. Now as this Trust is made for 
the use of the citizens of St. Louis as well as the 
public in general; it is my wish that for the conven- 
ience of said citizens and public, that the Garden shall 
be open to visitors two Sundays in each year, viz, the 
first Sundays in June, and the first Sunday in September, 
from Two P M tosunset.’’ During the later years of Mr. 
Shaw’s life, it was his custom to close the Garden on Sun- 
day, but for the convenience of strangers in the city unable 
to visit the Garden on other days, he issued a limited number 
of Sunday cards, each admitting from one to four persons, 
and also allowed the occasional visits of a larger number. 
Such permits have been given in a few instances since the 
death of Mr. Shaw, but it has always been questionable 
whether they were strictly possible under the power con- 
ferred on the Trustees by Mr. Shaw’s will, which by impli- 
cation directs that the public as a whole and also individuals 
shall be refused admittance on Sundays and holidays; and, 
however much they may regret the necessity for so doing, 
the Board of Trustees have decided that under the instruc- 
tions contained in the will they have no option except to 
close the Garden on Sundays and holidays (except the Sun- 
day afternoons mentioned above ), to individual visitors as 
well as to the public as a whole. 
The general decorative features of the grounds were main- 
tained through 1894 on substantially the same lines as in 
the preceding year, though somewhat more color was intro- 
duced, especially near the main entrance. A collection of 
economic fiber plants, in the northwestern part of the Garden 
proper, was made a special feature this year. Although 
for a time during the extreme drought of the summer, the 
lawns suffered greatly, the Garden has been kept in a fairly 
attractive condition through the season. The average num- 
ber of laborers (including seven garden pupils) was 37, and 
