NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 23 



The eighteenth gardeners' banquet was given at the 



Southern 



One hundred 



seated 



were members of the American Apple Growers' Congress, 

 which was then meeting in St. Louis. The Director of the 

 Garden presided, in accordance with the direction of Mr. 

 Shaw's will. On the conclusion of the dinner, appropriate 

 speeches were made by President H. M. Dunlap, of the 

 American Apple Growers' Congress, Honorable Philip C. 

 Scanlan, Park Commissioner of St. Louis, Professor M. B. 

 Waite, of the United States Department of Agriculture, 

 Honorable Norman J. Colman, Ex-Secretary of Agriculture, 

 Mr. Walter Retzer, of St. Louis, President L. A. Goodman, 

 of the American Pomological Society, and Chairman J. C. 

 Vaughan, of the National Council of Horticulture. 



The premiums designated for a flower show were this year 

 awarded through the St. Louis Horticultural Society, at an 

 f^xhibition held in the week beginning with November 11th. 



W. A. Manda 



his introduction of Dracaena Mandaiana 



Very respectfully. 



William Trelease, 



Director 



* Rept. Mo. Bot. Gard. 5: 18. 9: 19. 11: 20. 16: 29. 



