124 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
written of Sir Christopher Wren in the Cathedral of St. 
Paul’s: 
St monumentum quaeris—circumspice. 
NOTES 
Dr. George T. Moore, Director of the Garden, gave an illus- 
trated talk at the United States Veterans’ Hospital, Jefferson 
Barracks, November 10, on ‘‘A Walk Through Shaw’s Gar- 
den.’’ 
The Missouri Botanical Garden has acquired recently the 
private herbarium and botanical library of the late Rev. John 
Davis, of Hannibal, Missouri. The collection of plants con- 
sists of approximately 20,000 specimens representing prin- 
cipally the flora of Missouri, Illinois, and South Carolina. 
Among the recent visitors to the Garden were Dr. F. J. 
Cryder, Director Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum, 
Superior, Arizona; Dr. F. S, Harris, President of Brigham 
Young University, Provo, Utah; Mr. Ralph Griswold, who 
has recently completed his studies in Rome as a holder of 
a scholarship in landscape architecture; Mr. Smith, City 
a and Mr. Lyean, City Florist, both of Oklahoma 
ity. 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR OCTOBER, 1924 
GARDEN ATTENDANCE: 
OA MUMUAT OF VIBITOTE: 5s 0.5.00 ne Sees ve eb ea kat 23,180 
PLANT ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of plants received in exchange.......... 42 
Total number of plants and seeds received as gifts.... 63 
LIBRARY ACCESSIONS: 
Total number of books and pamphlets bought ........ 48 
Total number of books and pamphlets donated ....... 110 
HERBARIUM ACCESSIONS: 
By Gift— 
Ashe, W. W.—Pinus sp. from Georgia .............005 
Ashe, W. W.—Pinus sp. from Florida ................ 
Beattie, S. H.—Plants of Arizona..............20eeeee 
et ee 
