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MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



some of which were anticipated in our last report, but com- 

 pletion of the improvements was delayed : 



Shaw avenue 3,112 front feet $18,672 00 



Klemm street 2,000 front feet 10,000 00 



Vandeventer avenue 

 Sidewalks . . . 



2,000 front feet 

 3,000 front feet 



8,500 00 

 3,000 00 



$40, 1 72 00 



The library and laboratory building at the Garden, men- 

 tioned in our last report, has been completed at a total cost 

 of $54,593.82 and the sum of $6,793.80 has been expended 



for metal book and herbarium cases, etc. No other expendi- 

 tures have been made at the Garden other than for its main- 

 tenance, at a total cost of $54,145.28. 



The following amounts have been credited to the Stock 

 Account for the year : 



Library $ 5,468 73 



5,543 85 



f * • 61,387 62 



""$72,400 20 



Herbarium 



Library building and furnishings 



The annual bequests provided for in Mr. Shaw's will, with 

 the exception of the Trustees' Banquet, have been met by the 

 expenditure of $766.50, but the full amounts authorized, 

 $2,100.00 have been charged against the year's income, to be 

 used at some future time. 



RECEIPTS 



Receipts on account of rental 

 Interest and dividends 

 Garden handbook sales 

 Publication sales . . 

 Garden tuition . . . 



Total income receipts 

 Sales of real estate under decree 

 Shaw School of Botany, rent 

 Bills receivable 



Total receipts 



Cash on hand December 31, 1908 



$139,591 36 



1,370 10 



166 00 



4 50 



19 20 



20,966 87 

 3,900 00 

 4,360 00 



$141,151 16 





29,226 87 



$170,378 03 

 4,070 34 



$174,448 37 





