THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



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changes cannot be held off indefinitely, the several parts of the garden 

 as existing at the time of the organization of the board of trustees have 

 thus far been maintained in much the form that they presented dur- 

 ing Mr. Shaw's life. 



one op Mr. Guhney's Lilies. 



The central garden consists of a sunken parterre immediately facing 

 the main gate, through which most visitors enter the grounds; a 

 series of regular beds separated by low hedges, lying to the left and 

 centered about a pavilion from which a bird's-eye view of the whole 

 is had; and a group of plant houses, with lawn and bed surroundings, 



'Zeds* 



Wild Flowers among the Trees. 



at the right. It is on this part of the garden that the largest annual 

 expenditure for maintenance is made, for there is no class of open-air 

 gardening so expensive as flower-gardening in beds separated by lawns 

 that are kept properly mown. Among the additions that have been 



