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trust, in the fall of 1889. Founded by Henry Shaw, of St. 
Louis, who gave the original building and planted grounds, and 
the initial endowment. 
Area: City Garden, 75 acres; Arboretum, Gray Summit, Mo. 
(near St. Louis), 1600 
Directors: William ee *(1889-1912) ; George T. Moore 
(1912- 
Open free, daily except New Year’s and Christmas; on week- 
days aoe 8 a.m. to one-half hour after sunset; Sundays from 10 
a.m. to sunset. Source of income: Endowment, about $5,000,000. 
Annual See: Approximately $150,000. Li brary: Chiefly refer- 
ence, with a “limited circulation. Total number of volumes about 
50,000; number of pamphlets near] ; manuscripts, 332. 
Number of periodicals regularly received, 1400. Herbarium: 
About 1,050,000 specimens. Plantations: In St. Louis, iris, rose 
medicinal plant, formal and water gardens. At the arboretum (at 
Gray Summit), pinetum, native wild flower plantations, azalea- 
rohdodendron garden, flowering crab, cherry, and apple orchards. 
Species under glass: 6500. Herbaceous plants out of doors: 7500. 
Publications: 
Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin, established Jan. 1913. 
Monthly. Subscription $1.00 a year. Not a scientific publication, 
but “devoted almost exclusively to informing the people of St. 
Louis and vicinity what can be seen and learned at the Missouri 
Botanical Garden.” Contains the annual report of the Director. 
Annals of the Missouri Botanic Garden. Established March, 
1934. Quarterly. Subscription $6.00 a volume. 
The Annals and the Bulletin together take the place of the An- 
nual Report (1890-1912). The Twenty-third Annual Report 
(1912) marked the close of that publication. 
Museum: Henry Shaw Museum, containing relics pertaining to 
the life of Henry Shaw and the history of the founding of the 
Garden. 
Lecture Courses: Course for amateur gar deners, and an advanced 
course on gardening and allied subjects. January—April. ec- 
tures on gardening and allied subjects are delivered by members 
of the staff before various organizations, outside the Garden. 
Affiliations: Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. The Director 
of the Garden is Engelmann, Professor of Botany in the Shaw 
School of Botany of Washington University. 
