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iricts, and even to climb its lofty summits, hitherto untrod- 

 den by any European Naturalist. The plan of residing at 

 the place in question is selected, because it is in a central 

 situation, and near the uncultivated districts, having also the 

 recommendation of being very healthy, a precaution not to 

 be neglected by any traveller, even when possessed of an ex- 

 cellent constitution, and at the most favourable period of 

 life. 



The individual vi^ho contemplates this journey intends to 

 prepare collections of dried plants, seeds, bulbs, and Orchi- 

 deae ; also sets of minerals and geological specimens ; the 

 skin, skeletons, and particular organs of Mammiferse, birds, 

 reptiles, fishes, Mollusca?, shells, insects, and radiated ani- 

 mals; devoting the utmost care to the selection and prepara- 

 tion and despatch of such collections. 



With a view to obtain the requisite means for making the 

 journey, and accelerating the needful measures, the sub- 

 scriber herewith states the terms on which the various objects 

 will be furnished, as follows : — 



1. Each subscription shall cost 200 French francs, payable 

 in the present month of July, or at latest in August, and be 

 sent either in money or in bills of credit. 



2. The individual who shall have received the full value 

 of die share which he has contributed, is to promise that if 

 the proceeds have been satisfactory to him, he shall take 

 another share of equal value as the first. 



3. The animals, vegetables, and minerals, shall be valued 

 at the current price of the class to which they belong— no- 

 thing being added for the expense of carriage to the place of 

 distribution. 



4. The subscribers will be entitled to 20 per cent, premium 

 on shares taken from the very commencement of the enter- 

 prise, and 10 per cent, on all future ones ; and their specimens 

 will be sent to them before any person whatever is allowed 

 to purchase. 



The traveller has made arrangements with an individual 

 well versed in science, Professor Moritzi, Professor of Natural 



