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261.  Experimental Greenhouse. Castor beans in jars.

Castor beans in jars in the Experimental Greenhouse. They appear to be on a revolving plant stand. 



1917

262.  Director's Residence.

View of the Director's Residence from the rear. The residence is located in the south-east corner of the Garden grounds. 



1923

263.  Japanese stone lantern beside water lily pool at home of Leonard Matthews, a trustee of MBG.

N.B. Japanese lantern is undoubtedly one of the two in the Garden which were originally in the Japanese exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904. 1 7x5 in. print. 



1910

264.  Power lawn mower. First power mower in the Garden. Gasoline driven, water cooled.

The first power mower in the Missouri Botanical Garden. The mower was gasoline driven and water cooled. 1- 7x5 print. 



1918

265.  Monksmound landscape. St. Clair County, Illinois.

Monksmound also known as Cahokia Mounds located in St. Clair County, Illinois. 



1906

266.  MBG -- Plan of Existing Garden

1 7x5 in. print. Same as GPNO 1982-0331. SEE ALSO GPNO 1982-0028 & BLU 82-0031. 



1913

267.  Shipment of live cycad plants from Queensland, Australia to St. Louis packed in Wardian case boxes.

Shipment of live cycad plants from Queensland, Australia to St. Louis packed in Wardian case boxes at the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1913. 



1913

268.  Wardian Case. Front glass removed. Plate 11, vol. 2, 1914 MBG Bulletin.

Wardian Case with the front glass removed. Plate 11, vol. 2, 1914 MBG Bulletin. 



1914

269.  Garden Hands. Group in front of entrance gate to Mausoleum grounds. Gardeners, Staff

Gardeners and staff in front of entrance gate to Mausoleum grounds. In this image Gurney is looking straight ahead. (Envelope in Trelease's handwriting.) Same group and day as GPN82-0335. 1 7x5 in. print. For copy negative see GPP 1981-0013 



1890

270.  MBG Gardeners Staff

Gardening staff posed in front of Mausoleum grounds. This portrait shows Gurney in front, looking slightly to the right. This is the image used in the 'World of Plants' publication. (Envelope in Trelease's handwriting.) Same group and day as GPN 1982-0334. PRINT AVAILABLE -- SEE PHO 2006-0796. 



1890

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