sending Collectors to different parts of Europe. 2t 



different excursions. During last year a prospectus was 

 issued in German and Latin. 



The professed aim of the institution is to employ zealous 

 and properly educated botanists in Germany and other Euro- 

 pean nations to collect rare plants, both in a living and 

 dried state, and seeds. The different, and especially little 

 explored provinces of Germany, as the higher part of the 

 Black Forest in Wurtemberg, and the Alps of that vicinity, 

 those of Carinthia, Carniola, &c. will be the objects of par- 

 ticular investigation. For these countries, botanists residing 

 in their neighbourhood will be engaged ; for they may be 

 sure of meeting with naturalists, whose partiality for such 

 pursuits will induce them to undertake the excursions, pro- 

 vided that they are only remunerated for their expences. 

 On the other hand, botanists will be sent out expressly to the 

 more remote countries, which abound in a greater degree 

 with novelty ; as to Istria, Sardinia, Siebenburgen, Greece, 

 Portugal, the Pyrenees, the Lapland Alps, &c. Two or 

 more collectors will be employed annually ; but their number 

 must be regulated by the means of the establishment. 



The members of the Society will constitute two classes ; 

 1st, Honorary Members ; that is such as give it their support 

 by voluntary contributions, arising from a desire of promot- 

 ing its views. To these will be granted the privilege of se- 

 lecting from the annual collections, (of which a public ac- 

 count will be always given,) rare seeds, or living plants, for 

 their gardens, or splendid specimens for their herbaria ; and 

 they will be allowed to give directions in regard to other 

 objects of natural history which they may desire ; but they 

 will not share in the regular annual distributions. Sdly, 

 There will be Ordinary Members, who will divide among 

 themselves, according to the amount of their subscriptions, 

 the collections, after the honorary members have received 

 their portions ; and the subscribers are particularly requested 

 to specify whether they prefer dried plants, living plants, or 

 seeds. 



The annual contribution is fifteen florins Rhenish, (the 

 Louis d\)r being reckoned as eleven florins,) and the sum must 

 be forwarded at the beginning of each year. Persons sub- 



