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21.  Original Main Gate to the Garden.

Original Main Gate to the Garden located on Tower Grove Avenue; replaced in 1920. Visitors standing at lily pond. 



1907

22.  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

23.  Lily Pond south of Linnaean House. Lath House, pavilion and Linnaean House in background.

Lily Pond south of Linnaean House, Lath House, and pavilion. Linnaean House is visible in the background. 



1911

24.  Lily Pond south of Linnaean House. Domed 1897 greenhouse addition and cactus house in background

Lily Pond south of Linnaean House. Domed 1897 greenhouse addition and cactus house in background. 



1911

25.  Lily Pool on Knolls. Victoria lilies in pool with Cleveland Ave. Gatehouse in background.

 



1914

26.  Lily Pool on Knolls. Victoria lilies with Palm House in background.

 



1914

27.  Children on Lily Pads in Tower Grove Park.

Children on Lily Pads in Tower Grove Park. 



1906

28.  Victoria lily pool. Linnaean House and gazebo in background.

Victoria lily pool with Linnaean House and gazebo in background. 



1905

29.  Lily Ponds, Main Garden -- Newly Finished

Newly finished lily pools. The new pools were lined up with Flora Ave. which had been redone as it exists today. The original Main Gate is visible in the background and is lined up with the location of the old Flora Blvd. 



1917

30.  Main Garden Lily Pools with concrete construction; lilies in fall of 1917.

Main Garden Lily Pools with concrete construction in the fall of 1917. Newly constructed Palm House is in the background. 



1917

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