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40 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
The Gardeners’ banquet was given at the Mercantile 
Club, St. Louis, on the evening of November 8. The 
Director of the Garden. presided, under the provisions of 
Mr. Shaw’s will. About ninety guests were present, 
among them the gardeners and office staff of the institution, 
representatives of the Board of Trustees, the staff of the 
Mississippi Valley Laboratory of the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture which has an office at the Garden, and 
a large representation of the floricultural, nursery and 
market gardening .interests of St. Louis and vicinity, as 
well as a number of gentlemen interested in the growth of 
plants for public utility. Speeches were made by Mr. 
George E. McClure, of the Missouri Botanical Garden, who 
responded to the toast «The Gardener;’’ Mr. J. F. Am- 
mann, of Edwardsville, Illinois, President of the St. Louis 
Florists’ Club, who responded to the toast «« The Florist ;”’ 
Mr. E. A. Riehl, of Alton, Illinois, who responded to the 
_ toast ‘‘ The Nurseryman;’’ Mr. L. A. Goodman, of Kan- 
sas City, Missouri, President of the American Pomological 
Society, who responded to the toast «* The Pomologist ;’’ 
Mr. L. C. Davis, of Old Orchard, Missouri, whose toast 
was ‘* The Market Gardener ;’’ Mr. Gerard Swope, of St. 
Louis, who spoke on «+ Public Playgrounds;’’ Mr. W. J. 
Stevens, of St. Louis, who spoke on ‘*School and Vacant 
Lot Gardens;’’ Mr. H. ©. Irish, of the Missouri Botanical 
Garden, Secretary of the National Council of Horticulture, 
who spoke on *‘ Federated Interests ;’? and Mr. Henry T. 
Kent, President of the Civic Improvement League of 
St. Louis, who spoke on « General Civic Work.”’ 
The sum of $500.00 authorized for annual use in the 
form of premiums for a flower-show was placed at the 
disposal of the St. Louis Florists’ Club. Their awards 
for authorized premiums at their exhibition, held from 
November 8 to 11 inclusive, were duly approved and paid. 
Very respectfully, 
WILLIAM TRELEASE, 
Director. 
