16 Notices of European Herbaria. 



the well-filled shelves, are protected by pieces of binder's board, 

 and secured by a cord, which is the more necessary as the cases 

 are not closed by doors or curtains. 



The royal Bavarian herbarium at Munich, is chiefly valuable 

 for its Brazilian plants, with which it has been enriched by the 

 laborious and learned Martins. The North American botanist 

 will, however, be interested in the herbarium of Schreber, which 

 is here preserved, and comprises the authentic specimens descri- 

 bed or figured in his work on the grasses, the American speci- 

 mens mostly communicated by Muhlenberg. The Gramincc of 

 this and the general herbarium, have been revised by Nees von 

 Esenbeck, and still later by Trinius. It was here that the latter, 

 who for many years had devoted himself to the exclusive study 

 of this tribe of plants, and had nearly finished the examination 

 of the chief herbaria of the continent, preparatory to the publi- 

 cation of a new Agrostographia, was suddenly struck with a pa- 

 ralysis, which has probably brought his scientific labors to a close. 



The imperial herbarium at Vienna, under the superintendence 

 of the accomplished Endlicher, assisted by Dr. Fenzl, is rapidly 

 becoming one of the most valuable and extensive collections in 

 Europe. The various herbaria of which it is composed, have 

 recently been incorporated into one, which is prepared nearly af- 

 ter the English method. It however possesses few North Ameri- 

 can plants, except a collection made by Enslin, (a collector sent 

 to this country by Prince Lichtenstein, from whom Pursh ob- 

 tained many specimens from the Southern States,) and some re- 

 cent contributions by Hooker, &c. There is also an imperfect 

 set of the plants collected by Hsenke, (a portion of which are 

 from Oregon and California.) so far as they are yet published in 

 the Reliquce. Hmnkeanm of Presl, in whose custody, as curator 

 of the Bohemian museum at Prague, the original collection re- 

 mains. 



The herbarium of the late Prof. Sprengel, still remains in the 

 possession of his son. Dr. Anthony Sprengel, at Halle, but is 

 offered for sale. It comprises many North American plants, 

 communicated by Muhlenberg and Torrey. The herbarium of 

 Schkuhr was bequeathed to the university of Wittemberg, and at 

 the union of this university with that of Halle, was transferred to 

 the latter, where it remains under the care of Prof. Von Schlech- 

 tendal. It contains a large portion of the Carices described and 



