88 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
The St. Louis Association of Gardeners at its regular 
meeting unanimously adopted the following resolution in 
regard to the conservation of the native flora of St. Louis 
and County: 
“Our native flora, owing to indiscriminate collectors, is 
rapidly becoming in danger, especially in the proximity of 
St. Louis. The frequent picnic parties, etc., visiting the 
country for Sunday vacations, unfortunately become enthu-. 
siastic with native flowering plants to such an extent that 
they devastate the landscape of its beauty, with the idea 
of reproducing the effect in the city garden. In the major- 
ity of cases the amateur does not study the environmental 
factors, the result being a total loss. 
“The Association therefore recommends to the people of 
St. Louis that the woodland flowers should remain unmo- 
lested in their natural environments, allowing their beauty 
to be admired by all. 
“A copy of this resolution is being sent to all garden 
clubs, horticultural societies, and florists’ clubs of St. 
Louis. 
Respectfully submitted, 
G. H. Prine, 
Publicity Secretary.” 
The following birds have been observed in the Missouri 
Botanical Garden by Messrs. Daniels, O’Neal, and Tatum, 
of the St. Louis Bird Club: 
APRIL 29 May 12 anp 13 
Wild Goose 
Green Heron 
Black-crowned Night Heron 
Wilson’s Snipe 
Solitary Sandpiper 
Bob-white 
Screech Owl 
Mourning Dove 
Belted Kingfisher 
Hairy Woodpecker 
Red-headed Waadpeakns 
Flicker 
Night Hawk 
Chimney-swift 
Ruby-throated Humming-bird 
Crested Flycatcher 
Blue Jay 
Crow 
Cowbird 
Red-winged Blackbird 
Meadow-lark 
Baltimore Oriole 
Solitary Sandpiper 
-Spotted Sandpiper 
Bob-white 
Mourning Dove 
Hairy Woodpecker 
Red-headed Woodpecker 
Flicker 
Chimney-swift : 
Ruby-throated Humming-bird 
Kingbird 
Crested Flycatcher 
Blue Jay 
Crow 
‘Cowbird 
Red-winged Blackbird 
Meadow-lark 
Orchard Oriole 
Baltimore Oriole 
