THE ROYAL HERBARIUM AT MUNICH. 69 
to the natural families, is in course of progress, as time and opportunity 
admit thereof. * - 
An important augmentation was caused to the Royal herbarium, 
by the transfer of the Ludwig-Maximilian University at Landshut to 
Munich, its botanical collections being incorporated with the former, 
with proviso of the right of property on the part of the University; 
and all the collections were placed under the custody of the director 
of the botanic garden, as their conservator (Regier. Blatt, 21 March, 
1827). This University Herbarium was founded by Dr. Schultes, 
immediately on his assuming the office of Professor of Botany, and 
particularly increased after he had undertaken, in connection with 
Romer of Zurich, the edition of the ‘Systema Vegetabilium ' (1817). 
It has peculiar value on account of the contributions of Bertero 
from the West Indies; Balbis, from Italy; Rochel and Kitaibel, 
from Hungary; Besser, from Caucasus and Southern Russia; and 
Rémer, from various countries. It also contains the purchased 
collections of Sieber from Martinico, the Mascarenhas, the Cape of 
‘Hope, New Holland, and Egypt. For the perservation and increase 
of the University herbarium, a public grant of 50 florins was annually 
allowed, which has been laid ont, since 1831, for the purchase of 
the requisite paper, and of collections, as these offered themselves 
for sale. In this manner have been acquired collections made by 
Hoppe, of German Alpine plants; by Schimper, of 600 Abyssinian 
and 500 Nubian plants; by Lunz and Fischer, of Arabian; by Baron 
Karwinski, of Mexican. The flora of the Pyrenees was increased by 
the purchase of Endress’s collection; of Gallicia and the South of 
Russia, by that of Szowitz’s collection; and additions were likewise 
made by the purchase of North American and Neapolitan plants. 
With the intention of facilitating the review and completion of species - 
now combined together, also of lessening the cost of preservation, all — 
the specimens received from Landshut, and those since acquired by 
purchase, have been added to the general herbarium, with which they 
now form one uniform total. Nevertheless, they are attached to sepa- 
rate half-sheets, and distinguished by proper tickets as the property of 
the University; which latter, likewise, possesses a collection of fungi — — : 
made of wax at Vienna, by Trattinik (1804, 1805) and sold by him. - 
Since the year 1827 numerous additions have been made to the 
general herbarium, by presents, exchange, or purchase. Von Schrank — 
