90 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
“The ceremonies were preceded by a portion of a musical pro- 
gramme, beginning at 4 o’clock with the massive and sonorous 
grand march from the opera ‘Faust’ by Gounod. The grand fan- 
tasie and march from ‘La Reine de Saba’ by the same composer, 
potpourri from “Traviata,’ and a brief selection from ‘I Lombardi’ 
by Verdi, followed, when Mr. Shaw, who was in unusual voice and 
spirits, mounted the platform and in a brief speech tendered the 
busts to the city. When the applause died away, acting Mayor 
Allen accepted the gift in a few complimentary sentences and in- 
troduced Mr. Peter L. Foy, who spoke for about five minutes, 
briefly reviewing Mr. Shaw’s many acts of public and _ private 
philanthropy. Mr. E. C. Kerr and Prof. Woodward followed in a 
similar vein and the ceremonies proper concluded. The crowd, 
however, tarried to hear the conclusion of the musical programme 
which was made up of selections from the works of Gounod and 
Verdi, and admirably rendered by Postlewaithe’s orchestra of 25 
pieces. The speakers of the day and a few invited guests then 
ay piace to Shaw’s Garden where they were entertained until 
dark.’ 
After Mr. Shaw’s death a letter from the Rev. Hubert 
Lowe, of London, showed that it had been Mr. Shaw’s in- 
tention to complete the group of busts around the music 
stand at the park, by adding those of Sir Arthur Sullivan 
and Donizetti. In fact, he seems to have commissioned his 
cousin, Mr. Lowe, to have the two busts executed by a Lon- 
don sculptor. However, the practice of being the single 
donor of the works of sculptors to the city inaugurated by 
Mr. Shaw, seems to have died with him and, as yet, he has 
no successor in this particular field. 
HYBRID NYMPHAEAS 
The continuation of the work of breeding water-lilies 
at the Garden is gradually developing types of greater de- 
sirability and effectiveness. The production of that admir- 
able type, NV. “Mrs. Edwards Whitaker,” in 1917, has led 
to its use as a parent in an effort to increase the size, im- 
prove the coloration, and add vigor to other promising types. 
Among these new hybrids a very pleasing new variety has 
been secured, NV. “General Pershing.” Another introduc- 
tion of merit is N. “Mrs. Woodrow Wilson” hort. var. 
gigantea, notable for its size and the greatly increased vivi- 
parous habit. 
xX NYMPHAEA “GENERAL PERSHING” PRING, N. HYB. 
(Nymphaea “Mrs. Edwards Whitaker” ¢ x N. castalii- 
flora 2) 
The floral character of this hybrid strongly resembles 
that of the staminate parent, especially. in the concave for- 
mation of the pistils, as well as compactness and the forma- 
tion of three distinet whorls of light pink. The exterior 
