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8 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
3. Rose Garden. A large collection of hardy roses has 
been installed south of the residence, replacing the old 
vegetable garden. About 200 different varieties will be 
grown, including a collection of ramblers, for which a per- 
gola has been erected. 
4, New Plants. A considerable number of rare plants, 
including many of economic value as well as some of excep- 
tional beauty, have been purchased to be grown in the new 
lant houses. The delay in the completion of the new range 
as made it impossible to display these, as yet. In fact, 
most of them have had to be stored in a house in Tower 
Grove Park, kindly loaned for the purpose. Shipments 
from Java, Ceylon and Australia are now en route, and the 
unusual opportunity of being able to secure large numbers 
of rare and beautiful plants from the Franceschi collection 
of Santa Barbara was made the most of. In addition a repre- 
sentative collection of bulbs, which will afford an attrac- 
tive display in one of the new houses, has been acquired, 
and new bedding plants and shrubs of varieties too numer- 
ous to mention are now being propagated for the out-of-doors 
exhibit of next summer. : 
5. Personally Conducted Trips. During the summer 
and until the first of December, the Assistant Botanist, Mr. 
Thompson, has been at the main gate at three o’clock every 
Saturday afternoon for the purpose of pointing out the par- 
ticular exhibits which were most interesting at the time, as 
well as showing certain plants or collections for which 
special inquiry was made. The number availing them- 
selves of this opportunity constantly increased, and has 
resulted in a more intimate acquaintance with the Garden 
by the casual visitor. In addition, special appointments 
have been made with Mr. Thompson, from time to time, by’ 
various schools, clubs and associations, who desired informa- 
tion on certain subjects, and it seems probable that the use- 
fulness of the Garden along such lines may be considerably 
increased in the future. 
6. Propagating Houses. Two new propagating houses - 
have been erected and will afford aS needed space in 
which to raise the various plants desired for bedding, as 
well as for the special displays to be shown in the new plant 
houses from time to time. 
7. Herbaceous Tract. The old experimental grounds in 
the herbaceous tract have been done away with and the 
entire area given over to growing a large number of annuals, 
either of economic importance or of value in the planting 
