36 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, 
N. F. Murray, 
Vice-President, Missouri Horti- 
cultural Society. 
E. G. EGGELING, 
Superintendent of Parks, St. 
Louis. 
L. Hunt, 
Superintendent, Lafayette Park. 
Hon. Isrpor BusuH. 
Pror. M. G. KERN. 
ALFRED PLANT. 
A. NELSON. 
J. W. Norra. 
JOHN YOUNG. 
Wn. HERNE. 
Cuas. CONNON. 
CaREW SANDERS. 
Cuas. PATTERSON. 
L. ARMSTRONG. 
Wo. ELLIson. 
Wm. Cook. 
D. I. BUSHNELL. 
C. YOUNG. 
J.M. Hupson. 
Carew E. SANDERS. 
EUGENE WURST. 
Frep. C. WEBER. 
Wm. Scuray. 
A. WALDBART. 
C. W. MURTFELDT 
J. KOENIG. 
H. HEGEL. 
A. BERDAN. 
Cuas. BEYER. 
H. RIEMAN. 
Wo. Papk. 
E. ScHAPER. 
Jacos STOCKE. 
Gro. Ams. 
F. Epstein. 
J. EPSTEIN. 
A. NIEMAN, 
and representatives of the Press. 
The Board of Trustees was represented by 
GrorGcE 8S. DRAKE. 
Davip F. KarMe. 
CHARLES F. MILLER. _ 
Francis E. NipHEr, and 
A. D. CunnrinGHaAM, Secretary of the Board. 
The Botanical Garden was represented by 
WILLIAM TRELEASE, 
Director of the Garden. 
A. S. HitcHucock, 
H. J. WEBBER, 
Assistant at the School 
of Botany. 
JAMES GURNEY, 
Assistant in Botany. Head Gardener. 
J. W. DunrorpD, 
Assistant Gardener. 
J.C. DuFFEY, 
Assistant in Horticulture. 
At the close of the dinner, the Director of the Garden, 
who presided, said: — 
Gentlemen: By the will of the late Henry Shaw, — the 
Founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Shaw 
School of Botany, and the donor to this city of Tower 
Grove Park, —the Director of the Garden is required to 
