Missouri Botanical 
Garden Bulletin 
Vol. X St. Louis, Mo., January, 1922 No. 1 
THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 
DIRECTOR 
Gentlemen: 
I have the honor to submit herewith the thirty-third annual 
report of the Director. 
In spite of the limitations placed upon the work by the lack 
of sufficient income, the Garden during the year 1921 has 
been able to maintain the high standard established in certain 
of its activities and to make some slight progress along other 
lines. From the standpoint of convenience to the public, the 
completion of the main entrance is probably the greatest 
single improvement. The need for the enlargement of fa- 
cilities at the principal entrance to the Garden was sufficiently 
set forth in my previous report, and experience since the com- 
pletion of the structure has more than justified the changes 
made. On one Sunday during the chrysanthemum show, 
20,000 people were admitted to the Garden between the hours 
of one and five o’clock, and it would have been absolutely im- 
possible to handle such a crowd had it not been for the per- 
fected arrangement for entrance and exit that now exist. 
The new gateway was dedicated on May 10, 1921. Mr. 
Edwards Whitaker, President of the Board, presided, and the 
Honorable Henry C. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, de- 
livered the address. Luncheon was served to about 300 es- 
pecially invited guests in the floral display house, and in spite 
of unfavorable weather the occasion was a most successful 
one. Secretary Wallace did not fail to point out the value 
of the Garden to St. Louis and perhaps unconsciously em- 
phasized the fact which has long been known, namely, that 
as a place for inspiration, recreation, and study, the Missouri 
Botanical Garden is more greatly appreciated by those living 
elsewhere in the world than by the residents of Mr. Shaw’s 
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