The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-06
In Accordance With Founders
Will. Botanical Display Can
Be Viewed Tomorrow.
RARE SPECIMENS OF ORCHIDS.
Several Innovations TO Be Seen,
Including Full Collection OF
European and Asiatic
Larkspurs in Bloom.

Shaw's Garden. in accordance with the
Will Of its founder. Henry Shaw, will be
open TO the public tomorrow.
By the terms of the will, in which the
garden and Tower Grove Park were de-
vised to the city. the garden is open but
two SUNDAYS in the year. the first in June
and the first in September.
An unusually large number Of interesting
f5ral plants and shrubs will be on view
Several innovations can be seen \ fun
collection Of larkspurs. European and Asia
tic. are blooming in the opsn-air section of
the garden and form special source Of
interest.
Professor Trelease. the director of the
garden. also has introduced several new
plants from Mexico and Florida. Special
among the latter. is green orchid from
Mexico. L IS a very rare specimen, and
has prominent place in the orchid hot
house.
The usual number Of gorgeous orchids are
to he seen. though at this particular time
they are not in bloom 10 such an extent
as later in the season.
LILIES ARE IN BLOOM
The great Victoria water plant will net
bloom until later in the year. \ number of
the smaller water lilies are beginning to
appear and a few are in bloom. The roses
afford a good display, and all the other
flowers common 10 this season will add 20
the beauties Of the garden.
The popp'es are pretty well gone They
bloom early and die early But fine
showing Of fox-gloves are 70 he sen. and
splendid row of crtmiurn lilies
The cychad notn0Use. IL which are stored
funlreds Of pants, which range between
h.. "a a .
Ine climbing gold vine of Brazil is in full
bloom and Tie passion vine flower, one OF
the most glowing objects II the floral world.
Proceeding through the semlIropical and
tropical Aothousss, many things Will be
seen to awaken the interest either of the
hgtanist or the merely curious sightscer.
There are the lady slippers and the pitch
er plants These latter, as an attachment
In this pitcher the plants catch flies and
small insects. Il lives upon these Insects
and belongs TO the class OF plants called
''inSect-eaIers.
PINEAPPLES SHOWN.
In another dollhouse are to be viewed all
the various divisions of the pineapple fam
lily. in another fine assortment Of acacias
and in another a striking shelf of variegat-
ed-leaf caIladiums. In the same room with
the latter can he seen the buds of the night
blooming Cereus. At night this gorgeous
flower opels out its petals and drinks in the
darkness. but by day II is folded. The size
of its bud. how ever, bespeaks its size and
il gorgeousness.
The palms from which the Panama hats
are made may he seen. Likewise the screw
rire, which grows In enormous spirais and
comes frt:n rar-away Madagascar. Plants
and flowers from all over the world will be
open TO the inspection OF ali who choose to
cone.
Last but lot least, perhaps. especially up
on d Sunday. can be seen in one special bed
ali the plants and trees mentioned in the
f..-
the Eetrle, the olsander. almond tree, or
anCe tree. ailspice. myrtle. sycamore fig.
mustard plant oek tree, wild olive cam
pier. carob. hay tree and the cedar Of Leb-
aEon.
The garden Will be open from o'clock in
tho afternoon until sunset.