SOME FACTS ABOUT THE GARDEN 
The Missouri Botanican Garden was opend to the public by 
Mr. Henry Shaw about 1860. From that date to the death of 
Mr. Shaw, in 1889, the Garden was maintained under the personal 
direction of its founder, and, while virtually a private garden, it 
was, except at certain stated times, always open to the public. 
By a provision of Mr. Shaw’s will the Garden passed at his death 
into the hands of a Board of Trustees. The original members of 
the Board were designated in the will, and the board so consti- 
tuted, exclusive of certain ex-officio members, is self-perpetuating. 
By a further provision of the will, the immediate direction of the 
Garden is vested in a Director, appointed by the Board of Trust- 
ees. The Garden receives no income from city or state, but is 
supported entirely from funds left by the founder. 
The city Garden comprises about 75 acres. There is now in 
process of development a tract of land of over 1,500 acres outside 
_ the city limits which is to be devoted to (1) the propagation and 
growing of plants, trees and shrubs, designed for showing either 
indoors or outside, at the city Garden, thus avoiding the existing 
difficulties of growing plants in the city atmosphere; (2) gradu- 
ally establishing an arboretum as well as holding a certain area 
as a forest reservation, with the idea that possibly at some future 
time this may become the new botanical garden. About 12,000 
species of plants are growing in the Garden. 
The Garden is open to the public every day in the year, except 
New Year’s, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Christmas—week 
days from 8:00 a. m. until one-half hour after sunset; Sundays 
from 10:00 a. m. until sunset. 
The main entrance to the Garden is located at Tower Grove 
Avenue and Flora Place, on the Vandeventer Avenue car line. 
Transfer south from all intersecting lines. The Garden may also 
be reached by Bus Route No. 12, to which all other motorbus 
lines transfer. 
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