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History at Soleure in Switzerland, who undertakes to receive 

 and distribute the collections, numbering the different speci- 

 mens, and despatching them throughout Europe, so that all 

 transactions and communications will pass through his hands. 



It is the intention of the subscriber to insure his life for a 

 sum at least equal to the money advanced to him, provided 

 this can be accomplished at a not exorbitant rate ; thus, if 

 he should die, the proceeds of the insurance will be applied 

 towards remunerating the shares for the whole or such por- 

 tion of their subscriptions as shall not have been paid in ob- 

 jects of natural history. 



The naturalists, who shall receive this prospectus, and who 

 feel an interest in the enterprise, are requested to state, as 

 early as possible, the amount of their contributions, and the 

 particular nature of the specimens in which they desire to be 

 paid. The money can be sent, either to the subscriber, to 

 Messrs Passarant and Co., at Bale, or they can point out the 

 house of any Banker with whom they may prefer to deposit 

 it. 



They are farther requested to impart this prospectus to 

 any individuals who may be likely to feel an interest in the 

 projected journey. 



Henry Zollinger. 



Herzogenbuchsee, 

 Canton of Berne in Switzerland 

 ^hthJune, 1841. 



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Our readers will feel the value of such a testimony as that 

 of Professor Alphonse De Candolle of Geneva, who is well 

 acquainted with JM. Zollinger, who, in addition to the print- 

 ed assurance appended to M. Zollinger's prospectus, states, in 

 a letter to ourselves, that he feels perfect confidence ia the 

 character of the individual in question, whom he knows to 

 be a man of upright principles, and calm, persevering, active 

 disposition. His principal taste is for botany, but he posses- 

 ses a knovkledge of other branches of natural history ; and on 

 the whole, M. De Candolle thinks that th.e prospect of suc- 

 cess is unusually bright in the projected enterprise. 



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