1913
Palm House constructed.

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

In his first five years as Director, the Garden began publishing the Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden a journal containing articles about the Garden’s scientific research. During this time, the Garden also constructed a large greenhouse for Tropical plants, the Palm House, directly west of the main entrance. This structure was built in 1913, largely to replace the 1868 Greenhouse which had fallen into disrepair. In 1915, the 1868 Greenhouse was torn down once all the plants inside had been relocated into the new greenhouse.