MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 99 
with red and various shades of green. Representative plants 
of the genera Pitcairnia, Guzmania, Catopsis, Nidularium, 
etc., are to be found in the bromeliad house and are well 
worthy of study and observation because of the peculiarity 
of the markings of the leaves or the interesting flowers. 
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TRIPS. 
Although many have already availed themselves of the 
opportunity to be personally conducted through the Garden 
on Saturday afternoon, it is believed that more would do 
so if they understood the advantage to be derived from this 
tour through the houses and grounds. The object in pro- 
viding these trips is to enable the visiting public to become 
more closely acquainted with the Garden, including its 
history and present work, but more particularly the plants 
and collections which are worthy of special attention. While 
it is true that a visit to the Garden, even without a guide, 
is well worth while, many of the most interesting things 
may be overlooked and the information derived from the 
guide will certainly enable the visitor to carry away a more 
accurate knowledge of the Garden and what it stands for, 
thus aiding in carrying out the present plan of ero. it 
a place of public instruction as well as of pleasure. The 
personally conducted trip is in the nature of a popular lec- 
ture, dueling with the Garden in general and the plants on 
exhibition in particular. The aim is to give reliable state- 
ments about the various collections and to answer, in so 
far as possible, the numerous questions which are constantly 
being raised by the visitor. At this season of the year, the 
trip which starts from the main gate at three o’clock on 
every Saturday afternoon, begins with the lil pond, where 
the various types of water lilies are pointed out and the 
origin of each indicated. Entering the new pagent 
some of the more important palms, particularly those of 
economic value, are first viewed. The rattan palm, much 
used in the manufacture of furniture, the plant furnishing 
the palm leaf fan, as well as the fish-scale palm, and the 
date palm now in fruit, are all to be found here. Much 
resembling a palm, though belonging to a different family 
is the plant from which Panama hats are made, a 
imen of which is on exhibition. Next, in the house 
acotea to economic plants, may be seen many of the 
ical fruit trees, few of which the visitor has ever seen 
growing, including the orange, olive, guava, Japanese plum, = 
mangosteen, and numerous other similar fruits. Here are 
also oil and resin-producing plants, together with some of the 
species of rubber, as well as the tree which furnishes the oo 
