MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 9 
This house was opened to the public on the last Sunday 
in October with the chrysanthemum show. This exhibit 
was followed by a display of poinsettias, paper white lilies, 
begonias, etc., which surpassed anything of the kind pre- 
viously attempted. It is the intention to keep a continuous 
floral display here throughout the year, and it is believed 
that nowhere else in the country is there a house so well 
adapted for the purpose, and in which during the twelve 
months there will be shown such a magnificent lot of bloom- 
ing and foliage plants. 
Varied Industries House.—This and the adjoining house 
devoted to aroids have many things in common, yet the treat- 
ment of each has been so distinct that they need to be de- 
scribed as individual units. The two houses are about the 
same size and are divided in the center by a concrete wall 
25 feet high and 145 feet long. On the south side of this 
wall will be grown many of the tropical climbers, and it 
will be possible to establish here such a collection of these 
plants as is seldom found in greenhouses. The entry to the 
varied industries house is from the west side of the floral 
display house, immediately opposite the main entrance. The 
floor of the house is ten feet lower than the platform of the 
floral display house, and from the top of the stairs the view 
is Only surpassed by that of the floral display house itself. 
When the vines have attained their full growth, the impres- 
sion will be that of looking down a long arbor of tropical 
vegetation. This house is designed to hold tropical plants 
from the Philippines and elsewhere, which have for the 
most part some economic use, but will also include a large 
collection of acacias, various species of Ficus, and numerous 
other unusual plants and trees which are of more than aver- 
age interest. 
Aroid House.—This house receives no direct sunlight and 
is admirably adapted for aroids, nepenthes, and other shade- 
loving plants. The wall which divides it from the varied 
industries house will serve for the growth of tall climbers 
which do not require direct sunlight. A waterfall starts 
near the top of the stairs leading into this house and sup- 
plies two pools near the center, over which will be hung the 
moisture-loving nepenthes, while the space from the wall 
to the walk at the north side will accommodate a large 
