Bd. XC11. No. 12. XXIV. Jahrgang. 



Botanisches Centralblatt 



Referirendes Organ 



der 



Association Internationale des Botanistes 



für das Gesammtgebiet der Botanik. 



Herausgegeben unter der Leitung 

 des Präsidenten : des Vice- Präsidenten : und des Secretärs : 



Prof. Dr. K. Goebel. Prof. Dr. F. 0. Bower. Dr. J. P. Lotsy. 



von zahlreichen Specialredacteuren in den verschiedenen Ländern. 



Dr. J. P. Lotsy, 



Chefredacteur. 



*j ij Abonnement für das halbe Jahr 14 Mark 



durch alle Buchhandlungen und Postanstalten. 



1903. 



Alle für die Redaction bestimmten Sendungen sind zu richten an Herrn 

 Dr. J. P. LOTSY, Chefredacteur, Leiden (Holland). Oude Rijn 33 a. 



Referate. 



Trelease, William, The Missouri Botanical Garden. 

 (Populär Science Monthly. 62. p. 193—221. Jan. 1903.) 



A short history of the Garden is given with reproductions 

 of a large number of photographs. Mr. Shaw's plans as first 

 formed and as carried out are also quite fully outlined. The 

 endowment fund, which at Mr. Shaw's death was about one and 

 on third millions is now Doli. 1,588,000. This is invested chiefly in 

 real estate. The Garden is now the home of 10,000 species or 

 varieties of living plants, while the herbarium has about 400,000 

 sheets of dried specimens. The library has 3b,000 books and 

 pamphlets. A course of Instruction is given to garden pupils. 

 The Shaw School of Botany, which is very closely connected 

 with the Garden, has granted several doctor's degrees and 

 considerable research work is done by the garden staff. About 

 45 acres are included in the garden limits and 80 more are to 

 be added very shortly. Among the living plants the collections 

 of cacti, agaves and orchids are especially fine and complete. 

 Dr. E. L. Sturtevant presented a very fine collection of 

 pre-Linnean books which has been very extensively added to. 

 so that in this department the library is especially strong. 

 The herbariums of Englemann, Bernhard, Sturtevant. 

 Ludwig and Boehmer, Broadhead, Chapman, and 

 others form very valuable material for study. Taken all in all 

 the investigator has a very rieh fiekl for work here and one 

 that is but littie appreciated. p. Spaulding. 



Botan. Centralb!. Bd. XCII 1903. \b 



