Missouri Botanical 
Garden Bulletin 
Vol. XII JANUARY, 1924 No. 1 
THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT 
OF THE DIRECTOR 
Gentlemen: 
I have the honor to submit herewith the thirty-fifth annual 
report of the Director. 
The year 1923 was a notable one for the Garden in more 
than one respect. Of first importance was the decision to 
dispose of the pasture land west of the Garden. This was 
necessary that funds might be obtained for securing a large 
out-of-town tract as a growing area for the propagation and 
development of plants and trees to be temporarily shown or 
permanently established at the city garden. 
The successful expedition to Colombia, Panama, and the 
West Indies, which resulted in the addition to the Garden 
collections of large numbers of orchids, tree ferns, and other 
tropical plants, was also a noteworthy achievement. While no 
new greenhouses have been built during the year, nor have 
there been extensive changes in the Garden proper, the con- 
struction of a new brick house for the use of the night en- 
gineer, at the corner of Shaw and Alfred Avenues, is worthy 
of special mention. The advantage of having both the en- 
gineers live within the Garden is obvious, and with the sub- 
dividing of the pasture land it became necessary for the night 
engineer to vacate the old frame house erected by Mr. Shaw 
about seventy-five or eighty years ago. 
Minor changes were the removal of all perennials from the 
Linnean garden and the increase in the number of iris and 
peonies with the idea of making this a real spring garden; 
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