96 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
creation of a new water-lily, Nymphaea ‘‘Mrs. Edwards 
Whitaker.’ This is only the second time in the history of 
the association that the gold medal has been awarded. 
Recent visitors to the Garden include Prof. E. M. East, of 
the Bussey Institution, Harvard University; Mr. J. B. 
Demaree, of the Pecan Disease Laboratory, U. 8S. Department 
of Agriculture, Thomasville, Georgia; Dr. George L. Peltier, 
Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska; Mr. 
George W. Hess, Director U. 8S. Botanic Gardens, Washing- 
ton, D. C.; Lord and Lady Cave, of London, England. 
The annual convention of the National Association of 
Gardeners was held in St. Louis, September 14-16, at the 
Marquette Hotel. The meetings were opened with an address 
of welcome by Dr. George T. Moore, Director of the Garden. 
On September 15 the visitors attending the convention were 
invited to the annual gardeners’ banquet provided for in Mr. 
Shaw’s will, which was held in the floral display house at the 
Garden. Dr. Hermann von Schrenk, Pathologist to the Gar- 
den, delivered the after-dinner address on ‘‘Pacifie Coast 
Trees.’? On September 16 the Garden Club of St. Louis en- 
tertained the visitors with a luncheon at Bevo Mill. After 
the luncheon an automobile drive through the city was taken, 
a stop-over of about an hour being made at the Garden to 
view the buildings and grounds. 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR JUNE—AUGUST, 
1920 
GARDEN ATTENDANCE: 
Total number of visitors in June. ................00-. 13,965 
Total number of visitors In July. oo. ijisiec ccc ccka coeur 17,587 
Total number of visitors in August... .............-. 24,419 
PLANT ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of plants and seeds received as gifts in July 16 
PLANT DISTRIBUTION: 
Total number of plants and seeds distributed as gifts in 
SPANAIR eh rer, 7 De Sera kos aaitdia eS asm ste aie eae 35 
Total number of plants distributed in exchange in July.. 39 
Total number of plants distributed in exchange in August 100 
Total number of packets of seed distributed in exchange 
Sa UF oo oo nh a ne ares OM a ad eae eee ee 131 
LimprarRY ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of books and pamphlets bought in June... 38 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated in June.. 514 
Total number of books and pamphlets bought in July... 32 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated in July.. 89 
Total number of books bought in August............... 24 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated in August 50 
