MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 93 
The first show of the St. Louis Aquarium Society was held 
at the Garden, September 14-16. Over one hundred aquaria 
were exhibited, representing fifty distinct species and varieties 
of fish, including some hybrids new to St. Louis. The awards 
were in the form of eight silver cups and many ribbon prizes. 
The Garden exhibit, consisting of sixteen aquaria containing 
sixteen kinds of fish and thirty aquatic plants, although not 
in competition for a prize, was nevertheless awarded a silver 
cup for its educational value. 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR JUNE-AUGUST, 
1923 
GARDEN ATTENDANCE: 
‘Total nuniber of visitors in: inert cee chassis eas 29,209 
Total number of visitors in-Wuls cee ee cv cee esa 18,621 
otal number of visitors in: AWsiah oi Goss a'sn ecu 24,952 
PLANT ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of plants and seed packets received as gifts 
EN JUNO 150% singe sols le orace pip toe ee ea cs Voce e’ oik Nea oka oe 62 
Total number of plants and seed packets received in ex- 
change in “June sick ve ee eee ce sa Bienes 26 
Total number of plants and seed packets received as gifts 
DME UL Ye 0's a's ane ast uate eete Deane aes cv xe & codcna chee Sse 12 
Total number of plants received in exchange in July...... 67 
Total number of plants and seed packets received in Au- 
gust from South America, Central America, and West 
Indies, through expedition of Mr, G. H. Pring, Horticul- 
VUTISG. nisscis:e scar cine ertesees aeaenie aes me ee eT cats eset 3,122 
PLANT DISTRIBUTION: 
Total number of plants distributed as gifts in June.... 1,253 
Total number of plants distributed in July ............ 12 
Total number of plants distributed in August .......... 250 
LisprARY ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of books and pamphlets bought in June... 42 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated in June... 144 
Total number of books and pamphlets bought in July... 99 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated in July.. 383 
Total number of books bought in August............... 38 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated in August 76 
