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MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



eeds 



31 accession entries, were purchased at a cost, including 



$759 





of the accessions, valued at $694.82, were presented; and 

 3,271, or 39 accessions, valued at $194.03, were collected by 

 Garden employees— in addition to a large number of seeds 

 for exchange purposes. Garden propagations amounted to 

 23,618 nlants. valued at $1,653.26; and 13,250 seedlings. 



$662 



d 



included 2,369 species or named varieties; and 8,159 packets 

 of seeds, valued at $407.95, selected from the list have been 

 issued to correspondents. Living plants to the number of 



alued at $16.30, have been 



In 



addition to these exchanges 207 duplicate plants, valued at 

 $26.20, have been presented to schools and colleges for edu- 



and 



oach 



rpl 



spring planting, were given to sch 



Chrysanthemum 



and playgrounds. 



similar 



from others, were distributed 





PLANTS CULTIVATED. 



During the year 822 species or varieties were added to the 

 collection, and 520 lost or discarded, leaving a net recorded 



gain of 302, 



to 



compar 



the end 

 11,464 noted for 1908. 



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These forms represent 1,777 genera, belonging to the follow- 

 ing 197 families of plants: 



Families 



Genera Species 



Families 



Acanthaceae 14 



Genera Species 



Aceraceae 



2 



Agaricaceae 1 



Alismaceae 3 



Aizoaceae 4 



Amarantaceae 14 



Amaryllidaceae 25 



35 

 36 

 5 

 10 

 16 

 45 

 366 



Anacardiaceae 8 



Anonaceae 3 



Apocynaceae 17 



1 



2 



32 



Aponogetonaceae . . . 



Aquifoliaceae 



Araceae 



Araliaceae 9 



32 

 6 



34 

 1 



10 

 254 



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