72 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
M. Takenouchi, Assistant Professor of Bacteriology, Uni- 
versity of Tokyo, visited the Garden May 14, with a view 
to arranging for some special investigations in the fall. 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR APRIL, 1918 
GARDEN ATTENDANCE: 
EOCRE NINNGT Ol VINILOTR 6 og evi ee ies ee 23,826 
PLANT ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of packets of seed received in exchange..... 18 
Total number of plants and seed received as gifts....... 142 
PLANT DISTRIBUTION: 
Total number of plants and seed distributed in exchange. 94 
LIBRARY ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of books and pamphlets bought... .. s aheg 17 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated.......... 118 
HEBBARIUM ACCESSIONS: 
By Purchase— 
Canton Christian College—Plants of China............. 762 
A. A. Heller—Plants of California........... RL Se eat 300 
By Exchange— 
Bureau of Science, Manila, by E. D. Merrill—Plants of 
the Philippine Islands... ............ cee ceeeeces 359 
Towa State College, by L. H. Pammel—Plants of Iowa and 
WY POT a ee ae ee Cia ee eee es 51 
J. R. Wier—Fungi of northwestern United States....... 274 
By Gift— 
Oakes Ames—Isoetes saccharata var. Amesti Eaton...... 1 
J. A. Drushel—Plants of the central and western United 
ee rere or Oe ee Fee ee eee, hy 14 
ORME cei es oo Fee 1,761 
The Garden is open to the public every day in the year, except New 
Year’s, Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Christmas—week days from 8:00 
A. M. until one-half hour after sunset; Sundays from December to April, 
1:00 P. M. until sunset, from April to December, 2.00 P. M. until sunset. 
The main entrance to the Garden is located at Tower Grove Avenue 
and Flora Boulevard, on the Vandeventer Avenue car line. Transfer 
south from all intersecting lines. 
