6 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
the necessary connecting walks, and it is now possible to 
pass directly from the Italian garden to the new greenhouses 
without going through the palm house. 
The opening up of the Garden in the vicinity of the new 
plant house has necessitated much grading, construction of 
drains, replanting, etc., and a start has been made towards 
providing pools back of the pergola and the new range, which 
will ultimately afford additional space for the growing of 
water-lilies. ‘The walks which will connect the economic 
garden with the arboretum are still to be built and a con- 
siderable amount of clearing up and planting to be accom- 
_ plished. 
The piece of property acquired by the Board in 1914, 
on which stood the old Shaw School, had never been graded 
or planted after the destruction of the schoolhouse, and, 
while not in the improved part of the Garden, it presented 
a very unsightly appearance, particularly since it was in 
such a conspicuous place. During the year this area has 
been filled and graded, and a good start made towards the 
planting, so that it now presents a satisfactory appearance. 
In addition to the usual monthly floral displays and other 
attractions provided for the public, two special features were 
offered in the year 1916 which are worthy of mention. The 
celebration psd foe the country of the three-hundredth 
anniversary of Shakespeare’s death warranted the Garden 
in eee during the annual convention of the Drama 
League held in St. Louis in April, a Shakespearean Garden. 
This, because of its design and the plants shown, was — for 
an indoor garden —the most elaborate thing of the kind 
ever attempted. As it has been described in detail in the 
BULLETIN, it need not be referred to further, aside from the 
fact that it attracted much attention, not only locally but 
throughout the country, and numerous inquiries for infor- 
mation respecting the design and contents of our Shake- 
spearean exhibit were answered. 
In October there was displayed in the old museum a col- 
lection of plans, drawings, and photographs of some of the 
most recent landscape work in this country. Many of the 
best-known landscape architects in the United States, to- 
gether with the departments of landscape architecture of 
various schools and universities, contributed to this exhibit, 
and it proved both instructive and interesting, not only to 
landscape architects, engineers and gardeners, but to the 
general public as well. 
An unusual amount of repair work, particularly painting, 
has been carried on during the year, and it may be said 
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