122 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
in whorls. The leaves are sessile, thickened at the base, 
strongly mucronate at the apex, and are produced in whorls 
encircling the branches. A popular name given to the 
Araucaria is the “monkey puzzler,’ because it is supposed: to 
be impossible for a monkey to climb. The plant will be 
found in the cycad and conifer house. 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR AUGUST, 1915 
GARDEN ATTENDANCE: 
Total number of visitors...... et Saas gies eee 24,416 
LIBRARY ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of books bought. . 2.5.5 2.5550 6s. kee So 17 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated............ 60 
HERBARIUM ACCESSIONS: 
By Purchase — 
Rev. John Davis—Plants of Missouri.................... 200 
Th. Oswald Weigel—Plants of the Philippine Islands...... 300 
By Gift — 
Ira W. Clokey—Plants of Illinois........................ 133 
Rev. John Davis—Plants of Missouri.................... 400 
B. M. Duggar— Pleurotus spathulatus from mushroom 
Collars oes ere os SNS Fea ee a 1 
R. Ruggles Gates—Plants of California and Colorado...... 18 
O. S. Ledman—Plants of Illinois....................... 5 
W. H. Long—Fungi from Arizona and New Mexico....... 16 
Mrs. U. 8. Price—Hewalectris aphylla (Nutt.) Raf. from 
OBICGROG Fis LA Say 5 en ey ee 1 
J. B. Rorer-Pathopente fangi ‘of Trimble. 625 535: 2: 2 
W. A. Thomas—Cultivated specimen of Tamarix gallica 
Ks, 200m NODTORER, 66 ons 6 ca dec Sela sae ee ee 1 
C. H. Thompson—Specimen of Isoetes from California... .. 3 
H. von Schrenk—Fungi from Oregon and New Jersey...... 2 
By Exchange — 
New York Botanical Garden—Fungi from southern Florida. 18 
U. 8. Dept. of Agriculture—“American Grasses” Nos. 201- 
400. 
The Garden is open to the ic week days the year ’round from 
8:00 A. M. until one-half hour sunset. Until November 30, the Gar- 
den will be open Sundays from 2:00 P. M. until sunset. Admission free. 
Personally conducted trips through the Garden every Saturday after- 
noon from May 1 to November 1, gtattinn tol te dual ite ak 4 a'dack 
Other trips may be arranged for by special appointment. 
The main entrance to the Garden is located at Tower Grove Avenue 
ly on the Vandeventer Avenue car line. Transfer 
