Missouri Botanical 
Garden Bulletin 
Vol. VI St. Louis, Mo., May, 1918 No. 5 
GIFT OF PLANTS BY MR. D. 8. BROWN 
Through the generosity of Mr. D. S. Brown, of Kirkwood, 
Missouri, the Missouri Botanical Garden has become the 
possessor of the major portion of his magnificent collection 
of orchids, palms, cycads, and various other plants. In fact, 
with the exception of the cypripediums, all the contents of 
Mr. Brown’s greenhouses are now to be found at the Garden. 
For a period of more than thirty years Mr. Brown has 
been interested in bringing together rare and valuable 
plants, and he has been successful to a degree seldom equaled 
by any individual, his collection being recognized through- 
out the world as one of the finest of its kind in existence. 
It is impossible to refer particularly to the vast number of 
interesting plants which he has given to the Garden, but 
those familiar with the various groups will be able to gain 
from the lists printed below some idea of the importance of 
his contribution and of the magnitude of the collection of 
orchids, palms, ete., now to be found at the Missouri Botan- 
ical Garden. 
Among the more notable orchids may be mentioned the 
extremely rare pure albino forms represented by Cattleya 
poor) 38 var. Undine (Cattleya intermedia alba X 
Cattleya Mossiae Wageneri) raised by Capt. Holford, of 
England. Both of the white parents were also donated. 
Cattleya Skinneri var. alba is another of the white types, as 
well as numerous plants of Dendrobium virginale. Other 
rare varieties include numerous brassocattleyas, the best of 
which is Brassocattleya Veitchii var. Queen Alexandra. — 
These hybrids were derived by crossing Brassavola Digbyana 
with mauve-colored cattleyas, resulting in the brilliantly 
tinted flowers with fringed lips. Also included were nu- 
merous plants of the hybrids Brassolaelia, Sophrocattleya, 
and Laeliocattleya, the last-named being especially useful 
for the floral display in the orchid alcoves. : 
Among the palms contributed, three stand out as most 
rare: Kentia Brownii is the only palm of its kind in exist- 
ence to-day and Bismarckia nobilis is found in but few col- 
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