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MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, 



the very heavy precipitation in January, followed by a slight 

 drought in February and March. The average temperature 

 through the summer was almost exactly the summer average 

 for the period covered by Government records. 



VISITORS. 



Except during the World's Fair, there has been no year in 

 which so many people have visited the Garden as during the 



past season; the number being 135,497. Of this total; 26;114 



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PRECIPITATION. 



were recorded for the open Sunday afternoon In June; and 



10;093 for the corresponding Sunday afternoon in September, 

 which was very hot and sultry, the remaining 99,290 being 

 week-day visitors. As for several years preceding, an un- 

 usually large number of persons were attracted in March and 

 April by the tulips, and in November by the chrysanthemums, 

 the November visitors this year amounting to 34,439, or 



something over one-third of the week-day total for the year. 



