BOTANICAL GARDENS 



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cold pit and frames especially designed for the propagation of trees and 

 shrubs. Here, too, is the collection of alpine and other small shrubs which 

 cannot be successfully grown in the open ground of the arboretum. In this 

 nursery seedlings of new and rare plants can always be seen." 



EXPLANATION OF MAP, MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN 



1. Entrance Gate. 



2. Private Growing Houses. These houses are used 

 for growing the plants for the floral display house and 

 the outdoor gardens. Not open to the public. 



3 and 4. Service Sheds. Not open to the public. 



5. Power House. 



6. Coal Storage Pit. 



7. Engineer's Residence. 



8. Cleveland Avenue Gate House. Not open to th 

 public. 



9. Museum. An exhibit of economic fungi, princi- 

 pally those causing tree diseases and timber rots, is 

 maintained on the first floor of this building. Open 

 only on special occasions. 



11. Mausoleum. The burial place of Mr. Henry 

 Shaw, the founder of the garden. 



12. Mr. Shaw's Country Residence. This building 

 was erected by Mr. Shaw in 1849, and was used by 

 him as a country residence. From the death of Mr. 

 Shaw, in 1889, until 1913, this building was used as the 

 residence of the Director. At present it is occupied by 

 the School for Gardening (1926). Not open to the 

 public. 



14. Experimental Greenhouses. Houses used exclu- 

 sively for experimental work by students in the research 

 laboratory. Not open to the public. 



15. Herbarium, Laboratory, Library and Office. Not 

 open to the public. 



16. Director's Residence. 



OUTDOOR COLLECTIONS 



Water gardens. A formal garden composed of three 

 pools filled with hybrid water lilies forms the feature 

 display of the garden during the summer months. Night 

 and day bloomers are represented as well as the giant 

 water platters (Victoria). 



Rose garden. A very attractive garden separated from 

 the water garden by a shrubbery plantation. The en- 

 tire garden except for the north side is outlined by a 

 border of hawthorn. Several hundred varieties of roses. 



Iris garden. Adjoining the rose garden on the north 

 side is the iris peony collection. The central feature of 

 the garden is the Linnean House in front of which are 

 located pools filled with native and Japanese types of 

 nelumbiums. 



Formal garden. This garden is situated in a quad- 

 rangle formed by the palm house, the cycad house, the 

 succulent house and the pergola. During the spring the 

 grounds are devoted to a tulip or a pansy display, which 

 is later replaced by pattern bedding of tropical foliage 

 plants. The geometrical design of beds is outlined by a 

 low privet hedge, and flower boxes and vases are placed 

 at termination of walks. 



The knolls. This is a large tract informally arranged 

 and planted with a variety of trees, shrubs, herbaceous 

 perennials and annuals. A series of pools abound with 

 numerous water-loving plants, among which are the 

 cat-tails, water hyacinth, water lettuce, water poppy 



Economic garden. As the name implies, this garden is 

 devoted to a display of economic plants. Upon the 

 southernmost terrace are grown farm crops, savory 

 herbs, bee plants, and lawn and ornamental grasses. 

 Another terrace is occupied by four model backyard 

 gardens. Various hedges and fruits are included in the 

 third terrace. Along the main walks are trained fruit 

 trees, with numerous vines and flower beds at the sides. 



Medicinal garden. Including some seventy-two fami- 

 lies and over two hundred species of plants to be found 

 mentioned in the pharmacopoeia. As nearly as possible 

 the garden is a replica of the Chelsea Physic Garden, 

 the plan followed having been prepared by John Hays 



in 1753- 



North American tract. This large tract is devoted to 

 trees and shrubs indigenous to North America and 

 hardy in St. Louis. The plants are grouped in families, 

 thus rendering the collection of particular service to 

 those teaching elementary botany. 



Wild garden. A collection chiefly of Missouri wild 

 flowers, comprising some four species. 



Test garden. In order to afford the public an oppor- 

 tunity of seeing the various novelties as they appear in 

 the trade lists of seedsmen a test plot has been estab- 

 lished near the south end of the garden which contains 

 each year a number of novelties offered by growers both 

 in this country and abroad. 



and hardy water lilies. 



INDOOR COLLECTIONS 



THE CONSERVATORY panama hat and rattan palms. Other exotic tropical 



The palm house. Contains a collection of palms em- plants of interest are bamboo, traveler's tree, screw 

 bracing one hundred and fifty species, including such pine, oil palm, thatch palm, etc. 

 commercially important forms as date, cocoanut, sugar, Economic house. A varied collection of tropical and 



