MussouRI BOTANICAL GARDEN JBULLETIN VOLUME XXI WITH 42 PLATES 1933 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI PUBLISHED MONTHLY EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST, BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: SINGLE NUMBER TEN CENTS BOT, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR URI MissouUR! BOTANICAL GARDE LIBRARY G ARDEN LBRN MlurssOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN JBULLETIN Vol. X XI JANUARY, 1933 No. 1 CONTENTS . Page Forty-Fourth Annual Report of the Director . . . . 1 tatumtrenr siormation. .. 6 rk pe ST. LOUIS, MO. 1933 eee eee ‘SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: nae - ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR =—“C«ti‘«‘SSNNGCLEE:« COPIES TEN’ CENTS ‘BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS WERE DESIGNATED IN MR. SHAW’S WILL AND THE BOARD SO CONSTITUTED, EXCLUSIVE OF THE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS, IS SELF-PERPETUATING President GEORGE C. HITCHCOCK Vice-President SAMUEL C. DAVIS Second Vice-President DANIEL K. CATLIN L. RAY CARTER ALBERT T. PERKINS THomas S, Marritr EUGENE PETTUS GEORGE T. Moore ETHAN A. H. SHEPLEY FRED G. Zerwia EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS GrorcE R. THROOP, Victor J. Miuuer, Chancellor of Washington University Mayor of the City of St. Louis FREDERICK F. JOHNSON, rte, J. LICHTER, Bishop of the Diocese of Missouri vet St. Louk of hia Academy of Science a ees Myrt A. Ro: President of the. Board of Education of St. Louls Secretary ~ Grorce F. HEFFERNAN . HENRY SHAW MEDAL To be offered for the first time at the National Flower and Garden Show, St. Louis, March 25-April 2, 1933, I aLVId Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin Vol. XXI JANUARY, 1933 No. 1 ~ FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith the forty-fourth annual report of the Director. . Unlike the past few years, the year 1932 was not marked by any significant event which calls for special discussion. On the contrary, the activities for the year have been chiefly those of maintenance, with certain minor improvements, which of themselves are not of great importance, but when taken together constitute a distinct advance along various lines. The providing of an additional exit from the floral display house has been something long contemplated, but it was only leave either by the new exit direct, or if they wish may go through the aroid house past the orchid alcoves, and either (1) 2 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN leave by the west doors from this range or return through the citrus house to the new south exit. No single improve- ment in recent years has contributed so much to the comfort of visitors when large crowds are in attendance. The item which perhaps gave the Garden more publicity than any other during the year was the importation from the Sumatran jungles of two giant bulbs of Amorphophallus Titanum. One of these bulbs is 6 feet 5 inches in circum- ference and weighs 120 pounds; the other weighs 92 pounds, and is 5 feet 6 inches in circumference! The fact that these bulbs belong to the same family as the well-known “ack-in- the-pulpit” brought forth the facetious remark from the press that: “In the relative rank of pulpit occupants these Sumatra Jack-in-the-pulpits are the Harry Emerson Fosdicks and enry Ward Beechers of their kind”; and another, “If that new jack-in-the-pulpit at Shaw’s Garden is ten feet high, oughtn’t we to call him ‘John’?” Probably no plants in the Garden have had such a long voyage, since they journeyed over 10,000 miles, by way of the Suez Canal, the Mediter- ranean, through the Straits of Gibraltar, across the Atlantic, and finally overland from New York to St. Louis. Though it will be several years before these bulbs blossom, the flower stalk will be worth waiting for, since it is expected to be at least ten feet tall. painting on these houses has exceeded that done in any pre- vious year. As a result it can be safely said that the physical - MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 3 condition of all the houses at the Garden is better than at any time since their original construction. In anticipation of the Fourteenth National Flower and Garden Show to be held in St. Louis next spring, the Trustees of the Garden authorized the striking : a gold medal, to be known as the “Henry Shaw Medal” (plate 1). Some years ago a small gold medal was offered by the Garden and was awarded on three occasions. However, this was not regarded as being distinctive enough to warrant its continuance, and more artistic and valuable medal has been substituted. Mr. Victor S. Holm, the St. Louis sculptor, was selected to design this medal and he has been most successful. On its face the medal bears a bas-relief of Henry Shaw modeled after one of his older portraits, and on the reverse side is a wreath o conventionalized leaves and fruit of the hawthorn, an espe- cially appropriate choice, since it is the Missouri state flower. The Numismatic Society of New York has requested a bronze replica to be placed in its collection, and it is believed that the Henry Shaw medal, because of its beauty and the pared tions under which it is to be awar , will come to be r nized as one of the most coveted fesniae of the ‘uaeioalitel world. At the coming show it is offered for the “best Amer- ican grown foliage or oe plant not previously shown, exhibited by the originator. To be eligible, exhibits must score ninety points by ‘oar’ and be adaptable for growing by amateurs.” These conditions, while severe, were framed with the idea of stimulating growers to develop new varieties, which will be distinct additions to horticulture and yet can be widely grown by lovers of plants. Although the medal will be offered annually, it is not expected that it will be possible to award it every year. This show promises one of the largest and most significant ever held by the national ee ae. vib the Garden is planning to be well ed ; ge H. Pring, Superintendent. of - Garden, is a me ish bas "of the local executive committee i charge of installations. The oe use of the “Museum and tent i sioner ing, which was restored two years ago to serve as an torium, with offices in the south room, is evidence of ee wisdom of its restoration. This south room has been used a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN since early in 1931 by the St. Louis Horticultural Society for oliice purposes and committee meetings. During 1932, at the C. Sullivan, Plant Commissioner for the On August 25, the forty-third anniversary of the death of Henry Shaw was commemorated at the Garden, in a way perhaps best described in the following editorial, which ap- peared in the Sr. Louis Post-DisparcnH on that date: “OUR DEBT TO HENRY SHAW” enry aw among the oaks he anniversary of his deat , the memory of the man whose generosity makes possible their comradeship with the beauties of flower and shrub and tree. ‘All St. Louis, in spirit, at least, might well have attended H Shaw did s tr that simple cerem ny. a en y unique in and it has redounded the glory Louis, as it will continue to do for seasons of bloom with- out end. Born in Sheffield, England, 1 S ago, as a boy reader of books bor of blossoming vines, he made a fortune selling handise on the western e of the new d. en he died, the St. Louisans of the horse car days and arboreta are tax supported or connected with institutions of learning. aw’s Garden, or the Missouri Botanica Garden, as he modestly designated it in his will, is maintained MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 5 entirely from funds he left, that the city and its visitors might gain the refreshment of communion wi nature’s wonders of developed a tract 20 times as large at Gray Summit, whose arboretum, now begun, wi without question one of the prides of the St. Louis of the future. here h part of the quiet man who built his, now our, garden during the Civil War. He whose bequest on a one hand benefits and, on the other, gives un leasure to increasing thou- sands of visitors, deserves our continuing gratitude . aw that Tower Grove k and Shaw’s Garden became the principal suburban attractions of St. Louis.” MAIN CONSERVATORIES Palm House.—A new walk connecting the east and west entrances has opened up the central planting of this house so that visitors can get a better view of some of the larger Martinezia erosa, Chamaedorea corallina, Elaeis guineensis, and Sabal Palmetto. Seeds of these falling to the ground from the roof girders, had to be removed, as it was no longer safe to permit it to hang over the walk. It weighed five tons. 6 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN the year: Dioon edule, Encephalartos caffer, Ceratozamia mexicana, Cycas circinalis, C. Micholitzii, and C. siamensis. Economic House.—The group of fiber-producing plants was rearranged and various minor changes in planting were made s usual, fruiting of tropical plants such as the mango, the papaya, the jack-fruit, etc., attracted attention, particularly from the visiting school children. Many of the tropical vines and perfume plats flowered exceptionally well. Coffee and Banana House.—No changes of any importance have been made. The fact that visitors can see here fruiting banana plants and coffee trees in quantity at practically any ai of the year makes the house one 2 e always arouses interest. h formed a part of the small] display of succulents in the floral display house during the summer months, Visitors to the MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 7 Garden show great sie in the succulent house, where ar to be seen many strikingly grotesque forms of ‘plant life. ular names, both picturesque and descriptive, have been attached to the different specimens, greatly increasing 1 ae public interest in the collection. Two frames contain peer photographs of flowering cacti and other siasntee have been installed, one on each side of the walk near the entrance. These answer the often-repeated question: “Do cacti flower?” Linnean House.—Aside from the unusual landscaping in this house, which always interests visitors, the chief attrac- tion is the collection of camellias. During the winter months the house is a mass of color produced by the pure Nba red and pink, as well as variegated, varieties of these flow FLORAL DISPLAY RANGE Propagating and Growing Houses. — These reenhouses are not open to the public, and consequently little is known of the vast number of seedlings and cuttings which have to be grown for indoor shows and outdoor bedding. Ten houses, a lean-to, and a cold-storage house are used for this purpose, where during a single year over 50,000 plants of all sorts — descriptions must be brought to perfection. No new uses have been built, but ey expansion of the water-lily depakiee: has required the construction of two apy tanks, making seven in all. Here over 2,000 seedlings b reeding experiments have been raised, s addition to ga stock needed for planting the various pools. Aroid, Bromeliad and Citrus Houses. — Aside from the monthly flower shows Heaps in the floral display 2 discussed at length below, this range houses a varied co tion of aroids, bromeliads, a and other economic ao drons, Anthuri foward types of Billbergia and Aechmea, as well as the dark - 8 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN blue-flowering Tillandsia Lindeniana, have been much ad- mired. INDOOR FLORAL DISPLAYS Most of the plants used in the floral displays are of large size and attractive in both foliage and flower. Consequently visitors coming to these shows are accustomed to seeing a mass of color artistically arranged. To obtain the same effect with the first show of the year, namely, the orchids, is a difficult problem. Of the various methods of staging orchids that have been tried, that used in 1932 was considered the most effective. A circular evergreen hedge, thirty-seven feet in diameter and ten feet high, of sprays of red cedar closely packed together, was built. The cattleya plants were hooked on to this wall by means of wire, the pots being hidden in the cedar. Niches at regular intervals held such orchids as Cymbidiums, Dendrobiums, and Phalaenopsis. A raised, flag- stone walk bordered this hedge, and in front of this walk and at the steps fairy primroses were massed with asparagus erns. In the center of the enclosure was a huge table en- tirely filled with Cypripediums and maidenhair ferns. From March 10 to 13 the floral display house was occupied by the St. Louis Spring Flower Show. This consisted almost entirely of cut flowers, and great quantities of roses, carna- tions, snapdragons, larkspur, lilies, and other spring flowers were displayed separately or combined in baskets or vases. S In past years, this was an excellent display and it attracted many visitors who annually look forward to enjoying flowers not found in any of the other Garden displays. _ Following the florists’ spring show an azalea and cineraria isplay was installed on March 17, and continued until the e the month. The south half of the house contained a large oval bed filled with cinerarias, with two large informal of azaleas at the rear. During the first week in April the design was entirely changed and stellate cinerarias, which were not displayed with the large-flowered cinerarias, were combined with pecans ina, annual chrysanthemums, marguerites, and other annuals. tee, % ‘ Romie ae fae VIEW 1932 CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW JAPANESE TEA HOUSE, A FEATURE OF THE 1932 CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW ‘Log ‘OW “T1ng ‘auvy > FLV Td e « MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 9 ‘i its spring flower show at the Garden. This was followed by ah -ober cnesioah of hydrangeas, blue-lace flowers, and as- clepias During the summer months, from late June to October, foliage plants, such as fane y-leaved caladiums, begonias, and eee bene the floral display house. October 8 to 10, the St. coat ponent Society stapied ths annual dahlia show. Due to this he firs show in the autumn and owing to the 1 in anenainig interest in the dahlia, the attendance was large The chrysanthemum held sway ‘during November and as usual attracted the largest number of visitors. The Garden receives more inquiries as to the opening date of this show, or when it will be at its best, than inane any other display. Many — from a distance come to St. Louis at this time, the “mum show” being co ade. pedaiad as the floral event of yee at ri is liquestibub ably the most brilliant display on account of the great variation in color and shape of the flower and the use of large hanging baskets, which constitute an unusual aerial feature. As in the last few years, the chrysanthemums were arranged in a Japanese setting. A tea house surrounded by a simple Japanese garden mess an effective background (plates g the month of December was the Christmas show, eich Bene of a border of large poinsettias, with three square formal beds of dwarf poinsettias, coleus, and agera- tum in the center. Separated from this display by trellis- work was a second garden of stellate primroses, surrounding a circular pool with pink and white poinsettias at the sides. Later in the month the poinsettias were replaced by bud- dleias. OUTDOOR PLANTING Display Gardens.—During the past two years numerous changes have been made in the flower borders on the knolls, and this work will continue until all of the borders, compris- 10 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN helianthus, hibiscus, coreopsis, ox-eye daisies, achilleas, braunerias, geraniums, monardas, violets, and others. The ee an area of approximately four and one-half acres, require a large number of plants to make them presentable throughout the season. cialist wants the botanical name. Each season some 1,10 irises, 225 els 340 annuals, 275 roses and 150 peonies ed. were replanted during the spring and fall months, and many J uals. e Ja were planted along the borders of the lily pools the knolls and around the lotus pool west of the greenhouses, Four beds in the rose garden were planted with forty varieties of hybrid tea roses, three and four plants to the new and also the older standard sorts. Eight new varieties of climbing roses were added to the collection. The beds MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 11 were fertilized, and the plants were sprayed in the spring, summer, and fall with Bordeaux mixture, and were dusted twelve times during the summer, at intervals of ten days to two weeks. With these sprayings and dustings defoliation, due to the black spot disease, was reduced to a minimum. The early March freeze damaged some varieties of climbing roses, but others were not injured. — For the test garden of the American Iris Society ninety- four new varieties of iris were received during the summer months. Almost all of the tall bearded irises bloomed freely, but some of the dwarf and intermediate varieties, whose the various hybrids obtained from the “lost yellow lily,” featuring particularly the new “St. Louis,” as well as others which promise to be equally attractive. The hardy water-lily pool north of the medicinal garden was again planted with standard varieties, and the pool of pink lotus (Nelumbium) was a special feature of this part of the garden. The growing season was fairly satisfactory. More spring rains would have been welcome. Rains did come but not at the time when most needed, and all of the gardens had to be watered frequently. Many pane particularly shrubs, are still suffering from the last three dry seasons. Trees and Shrubs——A year ago the statement was made that most trees will grow vigorously even in an extremely dry season if they are heavily fertilized. Additional proof was furnished this year, which was quite as dry as the two preceding. The walnut trees in the ore ard showed an average srowth of twenty-six inches in height, the maximum being forty-two inches, even though so little rain fell during the summer. Almost two tons of commercial fertilizer were used 12 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN on trees in feeding experiments, nearly four times as much as in 1930. Many trees began to shed their leaves about June 1, and at the same time shrubs were badly wilted. Because these conditions occurred so early in the season much more water- ing was necessary than last year. Pruning of the trees and shrubs, including those in the North American tract, occupied a good portion of the year. Some time was devoted to experimental cavity work, includ- ing observations on the growth of cambium. Between Feb- ruary 10 and 29, 7,050 gallons of dormant and delayed dor- mant spray were applied. A new record of 1,450 gallons for one day was established. The hot dry summer proved ideal for red spider, and 3,000 gallons of contact spray were needed for control. The additional spraying, making a total of 11,260 gallons used for the year, was divided between the cuttings were inserted in the propagating house, consisting chiefly of the more unusual plants. bring all members of a genus together in a collection, in the belief that this will prove more interesting and educational than scattered plantings. One large bed near the mausoleum has been devoted to a collection of azaleas and kalmias; this bed also contains a specimen of Gordonia, probably the rarest tree in cultivation. More than half the leaves this fall were raked directly on to shrubbery beds and spaded under, thus eliminating com- posting and double handling. About 225 loads of compost, collected from the greenhouses, etc., were hauled during the planted to soy beans for green manuring. Later this was planted to rye, which will be turned under during the spring. Labels—The proper labeling of trees and shrubs is always a problem. Quite apart from the actual removal or destruc- tion of labels by thoughtless children or vandals the natural growth of a tree will, within a few years, cause the breaking MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 13 The green pyralin labels, handwritten in India ink, for temporary naming of iris, roses, ete., will still be used, since ae ; ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR 1932 (Recording turnstile count) Week-days Sundays a tg eee ere eee tL Pete 11,724 18,486 PebrGary (ccc tus css ovis see exess 9,1 7 De eee yy sence VERE aS Co 12,736 16,214 Ba vache os Sash ent eeas Ces ober bas 13,403 14. aS, aa on 3 oe a eke 21,154 tie ey eS se ei ee ed ee oe 15,844 9,797 SOG icin hn Ss cds ce 6 eee eseeeeiws 18,270 9 et a's w én has eee 21,798 12,148 September .....---+-seeeeeeeeeeecees 18,308 11,043 Ce vba ce te eee se eeeuewe 18,912 23,928 Dicer 5 Ss ka eS 20,1 80. December ......--2-s-e cee ceseccceece 5,646 5,201 187,177 183,184 187,177 14 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN THE ARBORETUM (GRAY SUMMIT EXTENSION) The planting and improvement of the Gray Summit prop- erty have advanced sufficiently to warrant it a more appro- priate name than “Gray Summit Extension,” which up to the present has been used. When the land was first acquired it was chiefly a collection of cornfields and there was no suitable designation for it. Now, however, with the extensive planting, the establishment of large nurseries, and other improvements, the place has begun to assume the appearance of an arboretum, and is destined within a short time to be a real collection of trees and shrubs hardy in this climate. Consequently (by action of the Board of Trustees) the name “Gray Summit Extension” is abandoned, and the property at ray Summit is officially designated as the “Missouri Bo- tanical Garden Arboretum.” The city property will hereafter be known as “the Garden,” with “the Arboretum” located in the country. been graded and finished with gravel, and the necessary ex- The cherry, crabapple, and apple orchards have received pes necessary pruning, spraying, mulching, etc., and the and crabapples were rebudded. Over 1,000 conifers have been added in the pinetum and 800 trees and shrubs established in the new exotic section. The dogwood plantations have been augmented by the addition of 7 00 Cornus florida from Mo. Bor. GARD. BULL., VOL. 21, 1933 PI BOUQUET OF ORC nee PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN OF THE VEILED ROPHET BY THE GARDEN IN 1932 Courtesy of St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Mo. Bot. Garp. BULL... VOL, 21, 1933 VANDA SANDERIANA FROM THE DWIGHT F, DAVIS ORCHID COLLECTION Two-thirds natural size) Courtesy of St. Louis Post-Dispatch) MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 15 the nursery, and a chestnut grove comprising 200 Castanea dentata and 100 C. mollissima has been established to the south of Brush Creek, in the hope that these trees may escape the chestnut blight. n the rhododendron dell there have been added 600 Azalea arborea, 200 A. mollis, and 400 Kalmia latifolia. In this general vicinity there have also been planted 100 Ilex glabra and 50 Cornus florida, Nearly 60,000 narcissus bulbs, W. A. Rowe, were planted in the pinetum, as well as some 600 Asclepias tuberosa, the “butterfly weed.” Some 1,500 trees and shrubs have been planted at various places on the grounds, and 500 dug and held in readiness for spring planting. As re erred to elsewhere, the Arboretum ense In the nursery $75 linear feet of four-foot-wide seed-frames were seeded, and approximately 3,000 seedlings removed s into rows 1 e nursery. Over 4,000 young plants were transplanted from the upper to the lower nursery. 15,000 orchid flowers have been shown either in the city or in the alcove, where the rockery continues to be the most satisfactory means of displaying the potted plants in bloom. comparison of the number of hours of sunshine in St. shading of all greenhouses has to be resorted to. During the fall and winter months, however, absence of sunshine is invariably detrimental to plants, and prolonged cloudy pe- i may seriously affect their growth and blossoming. 16 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN , Feb- ruary, March, October, November, and December, 19382, there HOURS OF SUNSHINE RECORDED IN 1932 th Mon St.Louis Gray Summit RRM he ee ee 96 119% apd cc) Gre OP Oe Ui eae ge Ses ena 121% 136% BIN EG a wt chy co eins oviniie G2 165% 179% Pa REGS Ea PA as op Og tl ea 212 WR eared eee os Loa oe 299% 290 COM ee ee at 238 265 NaCI re Gein fa Cae een ae Pe Ea er cae 301 312 MOU Gh Fa oe EO ee 289 285 CNN ee ie sa ue ees 231 OE re aa 218 235 RR er ok es are 132 146 PON ee 9614 116% 2400 2527 2400 Pe oS Se ns os Lele | planted some years ago in anticipation of the time when the old fence would have to be removed. Situated as it is in one. _ The old slat house has been removed and replaced by @ pipe and screen structure, which is not only more attractive MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 17 but is more durable and spacious. Practically all of the plants thrive better under the pipe racks with slat shade than on the old stands. The latter, however, have been repaired and kept in service where they permit of a better Salas of growing under artificial conditions. A large number of plants placed on trees at the Station are doing very well, but to most people they are not so attrac- tive as the jungle-grown plants. As a rule, baskets with peat packing have been the most satisfactory method of caring for the plants. They are more durable than blocks, do not easily become water-logged, and permit of rapid transplant- ing with least amount of damage. The use of pots has been continued only for those species which seem to be partial to them. The past year has been no exception as regards the per- petual war on insect pests. Constant vigilance and the plenti- ful use of various poisons have held the damage as low as possible. The leaf-cutting ants still lead the list in causing the most damage. They seldom attack any of the orchids except the Sobralias, but are the ruination of all kinds of shade trees and ornamental shrubs. Collecting trips made during the year extended into the foothills as far as fifty miles east of Panama City, and into the lake region on the northwest. As the Station is well stocked with all of the less rare-sea-level orchids, only such plants were collected as were exceptionally desirable on ac- count of size or condition, but note for future reference was made of all species found. One rarely encounters a large 18 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN the individual flowers are not particularly attractive, the sight of such a mass of Habenarias in bloom must have been a thrilling one. The second was a large patch of Cattleya Deckeri in full bloom. They were on low-growing trees an so could be reached easily from the ground. While this orchid is usually a rather shy bloomer, with a favorable season it is more gorgeous than any of the other smaller- owers. A large bouquet of these flowers was presented to Mrs. Burgess, the wife of the retiring Governor of the Canal pleasure to present to Mrs. Burgess, on behalf of the Garden, this bouquet of native Panama flowers, The imported Cattleyas from South America have bloomed th Notable among the plants flowering for the first time this year were Renanthera coccinea, Odontoglossum Powellii, and Cycnoches Warscewiczii. necessary during the wet season. This has resulted in an improved appearance of some of the less attractive spots at the Station. ANNUAL BEQUESTS MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 19 General Theological Seminary, formerly Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in New York. The Trustees’ Banquet Fund and the Gardeners’ Banquet Fund, inaugurated under the will of Henry Shaw, were not drawn upon during 1932. The fund provided by Mr. Shaw for prizes at flower shows was expended for prizes given at the show of the St. Louis Flower Show Association, for the show of the St. Louis Hor- rege a aad, and, in part, for the new Henry Shaw old M RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION No resignations have been received nor new appointments made to the scientific staff. Dr. reenman, Curator of the Herbarium and Pro- fessor in the Henry Shaw School of Bo otany of Washington University, in addition to curatorial duties, has continued to direct the work of the graduate students in taxonom American Species of the Genus Senecio,” “Studies of South and the preparations for a “Flora of — Southwe Dr. C. W. ee. Mycologist to the Garden and icee-sied the fall of ra buds as they are about to open. He has also completed the manuscript of a book on the fungous diseases of man and other mammals, upon which he has been at work for the last decade. a work contains a wholly new —— vus, ete. ssouri is ns a 4 and field work has been begun as opportunities have offered. It is hoped to extend this during the coming year as well as to complete a work on “The 20 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN Foliose and Fruticose Lichens of Costa Rica,” and on “A Monograph of the Hymenogasteraceae,” both of which man- uscripts are nearly completed. Dr. Dodge, besides directing graduate work, has had charge of half the elementary course in plant morphology, and of the course in mycology at y. ity. r. E. S. Reynolds, Physiologist to the Garden and Asso- ciate Professor in the Henry Shaw School of Botany of Washington University, has continued studies upon the tox- icity of plant juices for fungi, with special emphasis upon the relative degrees of toxicity of different varieties and species of plants. New records of tree temperatures have been made. He has supervised the introductory course in elementary botany and conducted courses in introductory and advanced plant physiology, together with directing the work of the graduate students in this field. A paper on “Plant Physiology as Sachs Found It” was contributed to the Sachs celebration, and published in Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 3-14. 1932. Dr. Robert E. Woodson, Jr., Research Assistant to the Garden and Instructor in the Henry Shaw School of Botany of Washington University, has been in charge of the labora- tory in elementary botany, and conducted courses in ele- mentary plant morphology and microtechnique. He has continued his taxonomic study of the American Echitoideae (Apocynaceae) , as well as species of Tradescantia indigenous to the United States. Morphological studies of the stipules of the Contortae and the floral anatomy of the Apocynaceae are under way. Published articles include: “The Iden- tity and Nomenclature of Apocynum androsaemifolium.” Rhodora 34: 30-31. 1932; “New or Otherwise Noteworthy Apocynaceae of Tropical America. IT.” Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 45-76. 1932 ; “New or Otherwise Noteworthy Apocynaceae - os America. III.” Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 375- Dr. Roland V. LaGarde, Research Assistant to the Garden and Instructor in Botany in the Henry Shaw School of Botany of Washington University, in cooperation with the School of Medicine, has conducted a course on general bac- . teriology, and assisted in the course on the morphology and MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 21 taxonomy of the algae. A study of the gum-decomposing organism was begun and minor investigations on the bac- terial flora of ripe cantaloupes, wall-cleaning paste, etc., was completed. The demand for a course in gardening by amateurs con- tinues. Consequently this was again offered from January 12 to March 29. The change to an earlier date seemed advis- able since the information given should be available in time for early spring planting. Eighty-eight registered for the course which included formal lectures and practical demon- strations. The special course in gardening given to the students in the School of Occupational Therapy continued to be in charge of Miss Edith Mason. Apprenticeships. —In the fortieth annual report of the Director (Mo. Bot. Gard. Bull., January, 1929) the develop- ment of instruction to gardeners, as provided for in Henry Shaw’s will, was discussed in its various phases as conducted during the past forty years. The apprenticeship system now in vogue, which was adopted as meeting the greatest need, has proved most successful and more app ications from arts of the country are received than can possibly be taken care of. It should be borne in mind that the Garden has neither the funds nor the facilities for conducting an organized school. The teaching staff is necessarily made up of the regular Garden staff, who have other duties requiring a large proportion of their time. Consequently the number of apprentices is strictly limited by the nature of the various departments to which they are assigned. With the work extending over a period of at least three years, not more than two or three apprentices can be accepted each year, and there are times when no new appointments can made. P. Allen, J. W. Burton, L. Cutak, O. G. D. Pring, W. Quest, and L. Rubinstein. Students who 22 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN during the year have received diplomas for the three-year course are: Charles F. Bessler, Cedric B. Flewellin, Norman Hintern-Esche, Harvey D. Peters, William L. Smith. Graduates and Fellows.—The following appointments were made in the Henry Shaw School of Botany for the year 1932-33: ‘Assistants in Botany (half-time graduate students): Jo- seph C. Moore, B.S., Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. (Plant Physiology) ; Mary Elizabeth Pinkerton, B.S., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. (Taxonomy) ; F. Lyle Wynd, BS., M.A., University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore. (Plant Physiology and Taxonomy). Rufus J. Lackland Research Fellowships: George J. Good- man, A.B., University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo., M.S., Washington University (Taxonomy and Morphology) ; Mor- ris Moore, B.S., Boston University, Boston, Mass., M.A., H "7 ma. -D., M.S., Washington University, A.M., Harvard Univer- sity, Cambridge, Mass. ( Taxonomy). Fellowship in American Creosoting Company: Earl E. Berkley, A.B., University of West Virginia, Morgantown, - West Va., M.S., Washington University (Plant Physiology and Chemistry). Independent Students: Ruth Cornelius, A.B., Washing- Degrees.—The following graduate students in the Henry Shaw School of Botany received advanced degrees at the Washington University commencement, June 9, 1931: Doc- tors of Philosophy—Caroline K. Allen, Harry J. Fuller, and Lily M. Perry; Master of Science—Mary Ledgerwood Fuller Dorothy Megowen Berkley, and Mary ‘Elizabeth Pinkerton. MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 23 Published Articles.— Child, Marion. The Genus Daldinia. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 429-496. 1932. Fuller, Harry J. The ice Siete Effects of garg tay and Infra-Red Radiations on Plants Ann. Mo. Bot. 19: 79-86. 1932. Fuller, Harry J. Some Effects of Radiations from a Mer- cury Vapor Are in Quartz upon Enzymes. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 505-531. 1932. Goodman, George J. A oP are of Emex from Cali- fornia. Leaflets West. Bot. 1: 1932. Goodman, George J. A — oe from Idaho. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 177-178. 1932 Goodman, George J., and C. Teo Hitcheock. A New Scapose Draba from Utah. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 77-78. 1932. Hitchcock, Charles Leo. A Monographic Study of the Genus Lycium of the Western Hemisphere. Ann. Mo. Bot Gard. 19: 179-374. 1932. Jensen, L. P. Arboricultural Development in the Mis- souri Botanical Garden. Parks and Recreation 15: 264-270. 1932. ensen Ozarks are a Wild-Flower Paradise. Blue Diamond far Kansas City Athletic Club) 27: 14-17. 1932. Jensen, L. P. Protect Wild Flowers of the Ozarks. Mis- souri 4: 6-8. 1932. nsen, L. P. Roadside Beautification in Missouri. Parks snk Rectsation 15: 409-413. 1932. Jensen, L. P. Shaw’s Garden Outgrows Its Borders. Mis- souri 4: 32. ao. Lvod. Jensen, L. P. The Cultivated Phloxes. Garden Life 54: 7- 8. 1932. Mathias, Mildred E. Studies in ~ Umbelliferae. IV. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: Fes Saas 1932 Moore, John Adam w Species of seme from Texas. Ann. Mo. Bot. — oe 503-504. 1932 24 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN Moore, Morris. Coccidioidal granuloma: A Classification of the Causative Agent, Coccidioides immitis. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 397-428. 1932. ring, George H. The Lost Yellow Lily. Ladies’ Home Journal 49:19, 112. 1932. Reynolds, Ernest 8. Plant Physiology as Sachs Found It. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 3-14. 1932. Steyermark, Julian A. A Revision of the Genus Meno- dora. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 87-116. 1932. Steyermark, Julian A. Some New Spermatophytes from Texas. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 389-395. 1932. Woodson, Robert E., Jr. Identity and nomenclature of Apocynum androsaemifolium. Rhodora 84: 30-31. 19382. Woodson, Robert E., Jr. New or Otherwise Noteworthy Apocynaceae of Tropical America. II. Ann. Mo, Bot. Gard. 19: 45-76. 1932. oodson, Robert E., Jr. New or Otherwise Noteworthy Apocynaceae of Tropical America. III. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 375-387. 1932. Wynd, F. Lyle. An Apparatus for the Determination of Carbon Dioxide Production of Physiological Plant Studies. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 19: 497-498. 1932, Scientific and Popular Lectures.— Carroll W. Dodge, Mycologist to the Garden: April 8, bac- teriological seminar at Was ington University Medica School, “Pathogenic Yeasts’; December 20, biological society of Phi — “Fungi Producin Ringworm.” L. P. Jensen, Manager of the Arboretum: February 19, Eureka Beautification Club, Eureka, Mo., “How to Plan and Plant Your Yard”; March 1, Greater St. Louis Associa- tion of Gardeners, Kirkwood, Mo., “The Gardener’s Interest in side Planting”; March 21, Glendale Garden Club, story of Landscape Art”; August 20, U. 8. Depart- ment of Agriculture Club, and September 4, Greater St. Louis Association of Gardeners, “The Gray Summit Extension”; MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 25 November 14, Garden aud of Gray Summit, “Why We Should Have a Garden Contest. Paul A. Kohl, Floriculturist to the Garden: March 1, radio talk over Station KWK, “Annuals and Perennials. George T. Moore, Director of ‘the Garden: February 3, Citi- zens’ Smoke Abatement League,“‘Effect of Smoke on Plants” ; February 23, Executives Club of St. Louis, “Advertising St. Louis with Flowers”; March ai Engineers Club of Kansas City, “Movement in Plants”: March 20, radio talk over Sta- tion KMOX, “The Easter Lily: Its History and Develop- ment” ; April 4, garden clubs of Franklin County, “Some Inside Facts abo ut Plants”; April 8, Home Economies and Arts Club, ‘Morality in Plants” ; May 31, Exchange Club, at the Hotel Claridge, * ‘Henry Shaw and his Contribution to is Louis’ Pada June 1, educational group of Y. M. H. and Y. W. a “Intelligence i in Plants”; June 8, St. Louis Hein ‘Society, “What Goes On Inside’ the Plant”; June 8, annual meeting sien. Addition Im- provement Association, “The Effect of Smoke on Plant Life”; July 14, Kiwanis Club, “What St. Louis Owes to Henry Shaw”: July 20, South Side Optimists’ Club, migra! St. Louis with Flowers”; September 7, St. Louis Lions Club, “Henry Shaw and His Garden” ; September $a Oe “St. Louis and Its Garden”; October 12, Scottish Rite Club of St. ee “Why People Visit Shaw’s Garden ring, Superintendent of the Garden: ‘gS vera 26, Quest Ghab “The Development of the Orchid”; Febru y 4, department of sree a ab University of Illinois, “Glass Gardens”; February 5, St. Louis Horticultural Society, “The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew”; March 1, radio talk Nesy Station KWK, “Spring Work in the Ga den” ; March 9, science department of the Normandy High School, “Plant a) in the Andes”; March 21, Missouri State Nurses’ Organization, — March 28, Woman’s Club of Belleville, ial , , “Clean Up, Plant Up St. Louis”; April 13, Town Club of St. Louis, ‘‘Wardian-Case Gardens” ; April 27, gk Y 26 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 17, South Side Exchange Club, “Plants of Interest” : May 20, Friday Club, “Flowers and Insects”; June 15, Missouri and Hermann von Schrenk, Pathologist to the Garden: March 17, University of Illinois, Urbana, IIl., “Experiences of a Timber Engineer” ; April 7, Engineers’ Club of St. Louis, “Termites”; May 18, National Association of Railway Tie Producers, Memphis, Tenn., “Some Comparisons of the Different Species of Tie Timbers” ; November 17, in a sym- posium before the American Society for Testing Materials, New York, “Timber.” Robert E. Woodson, Jr., Research Assistant to the Garden: December 2, St. Louis Horticultural Society, “New Plants for St. Louis,” HERBARIUM Work in the herbarium has gone forward steadily through- out the year. New and important series of specimens have been acquired which supplement substantially the Garden collections, maintaining a well-balanced representation of the world-flora, with particular emphasis on America and more especially to the flora of the southwestern part of the United States. New Accessions.—The larger and more important collec- tions obtained during the year are the following: P. Aellen, 100 plants of Switzerland; Arnold Arboretum, 799 plants of the United States, collected by E. J. Palmer; W. E. Broad- way, 610 plants of Trinidad ‘and Tobago, British West In- dies; B. F. Bush, 75 plants of Missouri; California Academy MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 27 toire et Jardin Botanique, Geneva, Switzerland, 166 plants of southern Europe; D. Demaree, 1 309 plants ‘of Arkansas and California; C. W. Dodge, 83 pla nts of Missouri, Louisi- ana, and Costa Rica; L. M. Tene an, 215 plants of the United States; J. Ewan, 40 plants of California: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 241 plants, mostly of the United States and Central America; H. A. Gleason, 389 plants of Brazil; G. J. Goodman, 133 ‘plants of Wyoming and Utah; PW: ’Gray, 100 lichens of West t Virginia and North Caro- ina; H. Gunkel, 100 plants of Chile; B. Harrison, 232 plants of western United States 5 ida Hitchcock, 550 plants, mostly of California; M. E. Jones, 235 plants of southwest- ern United States and Mexico; P. Jérgensen, 167 plants of Paraguay; Karls University, Prague, 100 plan ts of Czecho- slovakia; J. H. Kellogg, 88 plants of Missouri; C. L. Lundell, 379 plants of Yucatan; B. Lynge, 95 lichens of northeastern Greenland; Masaryk University, Brno, 100 plants of Czecho- slovakia; Mrs. F. A. ae ae 636 hepatics and mosses of British Columbia and Alberta; G. M. Me trill, 70 plants of Arkansas; Mrs. Ynes Mexia, "837 plants of Mexico and Brazil; C. E. Moore, 120 plants. of eastern Tennessee; J. A. Moore, 212 plants of western United Seat J. A. Moore and teyermark, 540 plants, chiefly o f Tex xas; Museum ot Natural History, Vienna, 162 plants of Europe; Philadel- ia Academy of Natural Sciences, 66 plants of New Jersey ; Bliabeth Pinkerton, 80 plants, mostly of Missouri; B. ambo, 100 lichens of Brazil; Riksmuseets, Botaniska pe PE Stockholm, 300 plants of Sweden and the Wes Indies; W. A. Schipp, 237 plants of British Honduras oW. se Bee 63 plants of Virginia, North Carolina, and Ten- . Stevens, 180 pans of the Philippine ote er and ¢ tropical 2 America J. A. Steyermark, 1,155 plants of an ral United States; L. Suppan, 175 eshte of | the : Philippine Tana; H. Sydow, 150 fungi; B. C. Tharp, 330 plants of Texas; J. W. Thompson, 865 plants of Wash- ington; University of California, — plants of California; University of Minnesota, 99 plants of Minnesota, and 615 fungi, mainly of South America; University of Missouri, 60 plants of Missouri; U. S. Department of Agriculture, 80 fungi; U. 8. National Museum, 850 plants of the United 28 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN States, West Indies, South America, and China; E. J. Valeur, 146 plants of Santo Domingo; Fr. Verdoorn, 150 hepatics and mosses; Theo. Oswald Weigel, 495 plants, chiefly of the West Indies and South America; L. Williams, 720 plants of Wyoming and Utah. Many smaller collections have been received from correspondents and friends of the Garden. A complete record of accessions has been made in the current numbers of the BuLLETIN for 1932. countries of the Old World. This new material represents particularly all larger groups of plants. It is also worthy of Exchanges.—An important source for the acquisition of material for the herbarium is through exchanges. Tn this _ Distribution and Reorganization of Specimens.—Distribu- tion of newly mounted specimens has followed closely the work of mounting. The i i tribution of specimens and in the work of reorganization the more advanced graduate students in taxonomy have ren- dered valuable assistance, MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 29 Field Work.—Only a limited amount of field work has been carried on during the year. Graduate paeent and friends of the Garden, however, have made numerous but small gifts which np eopeen tay eink our sath 9 of the local flora Use of the Herbarium.—It is gratifying to note the Aboot increasing use of the herbarium. In addition to the m bers of the staff, the graduate students, local snd rh arte botanists, who are constantly consulting the collections, there ave been numerous requests by mail from all parts of the country for accurate bea Geedon of indigenous and culti- Ney plants. Several loans of herbarium specimens have een barium loans has done much to advance research in the field of taxonomy as well as to promote the spirit of coéperation among Aimectan: and foreign botanical institutions Statistical Summary (For the year ending December 31, 1932): Number of specimens acquired on new accessions: By purchase ....... 10,474 By nee ae By exchange ....... 4,568 Chaneler 66 iS 14 By field work....... 49 E cuicesceeaes 17,011 valued at $2,126.38 Tota Bg of specimens unted and incorpo- Sea ewe dees 19,036 valued at 3,807.20 Number of specimens discarded from the DOEDRTIOI 6 vse 6 Face 5 27 without value Number of specimens in organiz SORUAEUUE ices aces ee cco es 1,031,218 valued at $167,874.00 Number of = Magee in unorganized arberiWM: isc eG oa ci vis eas Ss 86,109 bare at weer Wood specim ens, ete., in herbarium ....... : MACTOMEOIE MASGON S45 5+ 5s Gv ee is sos 0 oka aes valu saat 450.00 TOC VOR eee eee $177,214.90 30 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN LIBRARY AND PUBLICATIONS ogicae,”” Persoon’s “Commentatio de Fungis,” Quelet’s “Champignons du Jura et Vosges,” Quelet’s “Flore Mycolo- gique de la France”; and Vittadini’s “Monographia Lycoper- dineorum,” and several others. Perhaps the most noteworthy purchase of the year was the subscription to Zahlbruckner’s “Catalogus Lichenum Universalis,” of which eight volumes have already been published. Through the activity of Mr. Gurney Wilson, the Garden’s European representative, nu- merous horticultural works, especially old English seed catalogues, have been received. An im ortant acquisition was the gift by Dr. Hermann von Schrenk, Pathologist to private library. The collection is still unorganized, and while it doubtless contains many papers duplicated in the Garden library there are also many which will be extremely valuable. tremely congested, and before the purchase of the thirteen volumes of Velloso’s “Fl. better condition. In order to provide room for new acces- sions the library is gradually discarding old serials unrelated to botany or ones which might be easily obtained in the city. During the year 141 volumes and 355 pamphlets, represent- ing chiefly census reports, geological papers, or pedagogical MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 31 publications, were either returned to ra government printing a or placed i in a lot to be sold la ril the two bookbinders ei fae each year for re- paixine books, spent two weeks in ae library, during which time 705 books were repaired or o In July about 1200 reprints a the ANNALS were mailed o 250 botanists in this country and abroad in exchange for their publications. e of the Library.—Besides the staff and students of the stay School of Botany the following botanists have made use of the resources of the library during the year: Dr. Fc Anderson, arborist, alten: Arboretum of Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, Mass.; Mr. E. G. Barrett, of the Titinois State Shige History ‘Hcevay Mr. O. T. Bonnett, of Tiincis, ea. Bi Prof. and ron Bertrand F. Harri- son, of Br righam Young University, Provo, Duh: Miss Ada Hayden, assistant professor of botany, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa; Dr. Grace E. Howard, assistant professor o roa? Li hamuarae College, Aw ewan i Mass Mr. William H. Ind. + De, -‘To HH. Kea eg prepa physiologist, Bureau of Plant eee U. S. Dept. Agr., Washington, D. C.; Miss atharine M. Lieneman, eeraaies in botany, North Caro- lina College for Wome, Greensboro, N. C.; Dr. Mildred E. Mathias, research associate, New York Botanical Garden ; Dr. D. cS MacDougal, research cesigyiae age oa: 32 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN dent in botany, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Towa; Dr. Carl E. Sherff, of the Field Museum of Natural History, rector of the Botanical Institute and Gardens, Kiel, Ger- many; Dr. N. I. Vavilov, director of the Institute of Applied Botany, Leningrad, U. 8. S. R.; Prof. A. G. Vestal, associate professor of botany, University of Illinois, Urbana, IIl.; Dr. arie Victorin, head of the department of botany, Univer- sité de Montreal, Montreal, Canada. Out-of-town botanists also have the privilege of borrowing books on the inter-library loan plan. One hundred such loans were made to 37 institutions during the year. Garden Publications—Volume XIX of the ANNALS OF THE Missourt BoranicaL GARDEN, consisting of 538 pages, MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 33 47 foreign and 48 domestic institutions being on the ex- change list for the BULLETIN The Garden BULLETIN ichimviaee to have a wide public appeal, as evidenced by the number of articles reprinted or abatiedted in other journals, some of which are listed below: Horticulture Parks and Recreation Tex Florists’ Exchange exas Technological Bulletin National Horticultural Magazine Garden Digest Des ert Southern Florist science News Letter ] peng Ohio Flower Sh taney ssouri Magazine Journal New York Botanical £4 Reform ica arden Cactus see Succulent Journal New Accessions.—The following are some of the note- worthy accessions received durin ng the year: Alexandrow, Russian Dictionary, 2 vols.; Annales de cryptogamie exo- tique, vols. 1-5; Annual review of biochemistry, vol. Champignons ‘des Alpes-maritimes; Berkeley, Outlines of British fungology; Botanisches Taschenbuch f ie An- fanger dieser Wissenschaften u. d. es aes 1790- 1804; Bresadola, Iconographia mycologica, vols. 19-22; Brown, Tischer, and Karsten, ee ee Buller, Researches on fungi, vol. 4; Burtt-Davy, Manual of the flowering plants and ferns of the Tra nsvaal, vol. 2; Colla, Tortus ripulensis, 1824; Colloid Chamnistey. vol. 3; Conifers in cultivation (report Conifer Conference held by Royal Horticultural aerate ; Correa, Diccionario das plantas re do Brazil, vol. et Va jda, m Pp Fries, Monogra phia A pened ueciae; Fries, Ofver- sigt af Waxt Rikets Brea | Pg Tatler 1835 (mss. notes 34 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN on lectures written by G. Forssell) ; Goebel, Organographie der Pflanzen, 3 Aufl., 3 Teil, 1. Halfte; Hermannus, Horti Academici Lugduno-Batavi catalogus; Héhnel, Mykologische Schriften ; Huber, Arboretum amazonicum, 1-4; International critical tables, vols. 6-7; Karsten, Icones selectae Hymeno- mycetum Fennicae; King and Gamble, Materials for a flora a cones selectae fungorum, vols. 6-7 ; Lockwood, Gardens of colony and state; Lundegardh, Die Nahrstoffaufnahme der Pflanze; Magazin fiir das neueste aus d. Physik u. Natur- parts of vols. 2, 3, 4; Persoon, Observationes Mycologicae ; Quelet, Champignons du Jura et Vosges, with supplements; Quelet, Flore mycologique de la France; Rawitscher, Der Geotropismus der Pflanzen; Richon and Roze, Atlas cham- pignons, 2 vols.; Rydberg, Flora of the prairies and plains of Central North America; Schrader, Nova Genera planta- rum, vol. 1. 1797; Sorauer, Handbuch der Pflanzenkrank- _ Statistical Information.—There have been donated to the 1brary or received in exchange during the year 642 books — at $1,419.93, and 2,455 pamphlets valued at $514.20. MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 35 carded from the library, valued at $385.98. The library now contains 47,658 books and 72,735 pamphlets. There are 332 manuscripts valued at $1,621.80, and 1,001,882 index cards valued at $12,119.53.