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MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



Supplementing the herbarium and the shelved or incor- 

 porated exsiccatae which are here counted as a part of it,* 

 the Garden possesses specimens of economic plant products, 

 woods, seeds, etc., valued at $280.00, and 1,851 preparations 

 for microscopic study, valued at $410.00, which have not 

 received recent addition. f 



THE LIBRARY. 



As with the herbarium, Mr. Shaw had laid the foundation 

 for a botanical library in a small but select collection of books 



DIAGRAM J. 



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INCREASE IN LIBRARY. 



bought many years before his death; and before the Garden 

 came under the care of the Trustees, the library of Engelmann 

 had been transferred to it. Though the funds available for 

 purchasing books have necessarily been greatly limited, not 

 a year has passed without the acquisition of choice and rare 

 publications, and the exchange relations established and 

 maintained with other publishing institutions have ensured 

 the receipt of a large number of important serials without 

 direct expenditure. The yearly details of the growth of the 

 library from something less than 5,000 books and pamphlets, 



* See Rept. Mo. Bot. Card. 16 : 21. 

 t See Rept. Mo. Bot. Gard. 18 : 20. 



