6 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
fact that the attendance during 1913 was more than double 
that of 1911 and far exceeded that of any year in the his- 
tory of the Garden, with the single exception of the World’s 
Fair year. 
MAIN GARDEN 
The location of the new conservatories is such that it 
dominates all that part of the Garden in view from the main 
gate; consequently, it became necessary to alter the old 
arrangement of these grounds in order that they might prop- 
erly conform to the new range, as well as to the old houses 
still standing. The necessary removal of the old stone wall 
that formerly bounded the west side of the main garden 
also made it desirable that this part of the Garden be entirely 
remade ; accordingly, early in the spring the large area south 
of what was formerly the parterre, was transformed from a 
formal into a natural garden. This involved not only the 
construction of over 3,500 feet of new walks but also the 
elimination of all the old ones. In place of the flat plane 
with its myriads of small beds and maze of walks, there was _ 
substituted a rolling landscape covered with shrubbery and 
flowers with long stretches of lawn, broken in one place 
by a small stream and its accompanying pools. An effort 
was made to break up the landscape so as to frame with 
small knolls the particular object to be seen, having it appear 
at the end of a valley. From the main gate to the entrance 
of the new greenhouses the treatment has been formal in 
order that a path as direct as possible might be estab- 
lished to the conservatory. In about the same position as 
the old parterre and occupying approximately an equal area, 
is the new water garden, which, during the summer, con- 
tained a profusion of water lilies and other aquatic plants. 
While the extremely hot and dry season was not favorable 
for the satisfactory growth of the new lawns and the immense 
number of transplanted trees and shrubs, it is believed that 
by next spring te 9 will have become sufficiently estab- 
lished to present the desired appearance. 
HERBACEOUS GROUNDS 
This area, which for many years has been devoted to a 
collection of species representing various botanical families, 
was completely remodeled and proved to be one of the most 
attractive parts of the Garden. Including, as it did, a col- 
lection of farm crops and unusual economic plants as well 
as illustrations of special features, such as a back yard — 
vegetable garden, a grandmother’s garden, window boxes, 
border plants, annual climbers, savory and medicinal herbs, 
