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again and carried through so quickly as we could have 

 wished. 



" If in this third collection there be found, besides many 

 new and interesting plants, a considerable number also of 

 species which were already contained in the former portions, 

 we admit that we should have preferred enriching the 

 herbaria of our subscribers and science generally, with new 

 species only ; but we could only transmit what our Abys- 

 sinian friend himself had sent us, and were unwilling to 

 omit anything, since in regard to the rare species at least, a 

 second specimen cannot be unacceptable. 



" The price per century, has been fixed as low as that of the 

 first portion, that is to say 15 florins, and we could have 

 lowered it still more, as we had expressed our intention in 

 sending the second portion, but that Mr. Schimper had 

 earnestly begged us to remit to him whatever funds we 

 might have in hand or could collect, although he has for 

 the moment stopped his remittances of plants, and placed 

 himself in a situation independant of the Unio. He has, 

 indeed, for the last two years, married in Abyssinia, and 

 procured the King of that country, Ubie, to appoint him 

 ruler of a district. The seat of his government, or of the 

 capital of the district he holds under Ubie, is Antitscho. 

 This political position of his has prevented him during the 

 latter years from doing anything for the Unio ; for the third 

 collection we now send out, is the result of his herborisations 

 of the year 1842. But he added, to the request contained in 

 his last letter that we should send him manufactured goods, 

 implements, &c, a promise to send hereafter to the directors 

 of the Unio, objects of natural history and especially dried 

 plants ; and we therefore thought we were acting according 

 to the wishes of our subscribers, or at least of the majority 

 of them, in complying with his request, so far as the funds 

 in hand or the sale of the remaining collections admitted. 



" It is a gratifying circumstance, that this intrepid 

 traveller should have earned for himself, as a reward for 

 his efforts and contributions, an independent and honour- 

 able position, by which he has proposed to himself, as the 



