MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 5 
the will of Henry Shaw and that such sale be made by the Trus- 
tees or their successors or a majority of them, either at public or 
private salé, on such terms and conditions as such trustees may 
deem advisable, and that the proceeds of said sale be expended for 
the use and benefit of said trust, including the purchase of such 
additional tracts of ground away from the atmospheric influences 
of the city sufficiently far to successfully carry out the objects of 
said trust in the propagation and growing of plants, shrubs, flow- 
ers, etc., as set out in the will of Henry Shaw, deceased, including 
the erection of necessary equipment and improvements thereon, 
and that the balance of the proceeds be invested as set forth in the 
third paragraph of the original decree herein.” 
This, with other provisions of the decree, has made it pos- 
sible to legally dispose of the area in question, and immedi- 
ately plans were made for subdividing and improving the land 
and placing it upon the market. The improvements are pro- 
gressing as rapidly as possible and already sufficient sales 
have been made to insure the success of the project. 
This move, which preserves the existing garden in its pres- 
ent location for a much longer period than would otherwise 
have been possible and yet permits the Board to acquire a 
large tract of land beyond the city for the purposes indicated, 
should be regarded as one of the most fundamental improve- 
ments undertaken since the trust was bequeathed to the 
Trustees by Henry Shaw. Only those who have given the 
entire scheme careful consideration can appreciate what it 
means to the Missouri Botanical Garden and to the citizens of 
St. Louis. As soon as the new location is secured and the 
various nurseries and greenhouse collections established, im- 
mediate improvement may be expected in the general appear- 
ance of the Garden as well as in the character of the floral 
displays, both indoors and out. That the proposed change 
has met with the universal approval of all those who under- 
stand what is involved is evidenced by the favorable expres- 
sions of opinion received from all quarters, including resolu- 
tions indorsing the contemplated change and wishing the 
Garden every success in the new venture from the St. Louis 
Association of Gardeners, the St. Louis Florist Club, and 
similar organizations. It is not too much to say that a crisis 
in the administration of the Garden has been successfully 
passed and that within a comparatively few years the citizens 
of St. Louis will have even greater cause to be proud of the 
