22 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
library—especially low for a library whose stacks are directly 
accessible to students and scientific visitors. 
The European war has cut off most transactions with 
foreign book markets and temporarily prevents the acquisi- 
tion of — volumes to complete several important sets, 
arrangements for which had been made. 
There have been 683 volumes, valued at $1,348.90, and 
1,359 pamphlets, valued at $212.45, donated to the library ; 
and 389 volumes, valued at $1,700.39, and 40 pamphlets, 
valued at $41.60, were purchased. There were also donated 
six manuscripts, i ras at $5.25, and two maps, valued at 
$0.60. A total of 12,257 index cards have been added, 1,935 
of which were written by garden employees, and 10,322 pur- 
—— a cost of $131.00. The number of books bound 
was : 
ANNUAL BEQUESTS 
The flower sermon, provided for in Mr. Shaw’s will, was 
preached in Christ Church Cathedral by the Rev. A. A. V. 
Binnington, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on May 16, 1914. 
The Twenty-Fifth Gardeners’ Banquet was held on the 
evening of November 27, 1914, at the University Club. Pro- 
fessor J. C. Whitten, of the State University, Professor A. _ 
T. Erwin, of Ames, Iowa, and Mr. Arthur R. Gross. of 
Chicago, made short speeches on the organization of the Mis- 
souri Bowsind Garden Alumni Association. 
The Trustees’ Banquet was held on the evening of October 
16, 1914, at the Liederkranz Club, and marked the close of 
the exercises in connection with the celebration of. the 
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the organization of the Board 
of Trustees. The banquet was attended by many distin- 
guished guests from all parts of the United. States, as well 
as by foreign delegates. 
Respectfully submitted, 
GEorGE T. Moors, 
Director. 
