of tJie Unwersity of Copenhagen. 201 



Potter of the latter place ; but those sent to Europe almost 

 all perished before then- arrival. 



It has not been intended, in this memoir, to compare the 

 botanic garden at Copenhagen with the much more extensive 

 establishments of the same kind at Berlin, Vienna, and parti- 

 cularly in England: but what has been done here, with 

 very limited means, will sufficiently show how much may be 

 accomplished, when enlightened men, zealous in a useful pur- 

 suit, unite their endeavours to obtain a desired object. Our 

 income is only 685/. per annum, which must cover every ex- 

 pense, except the professor's salary. 



The connection of a library and herbarium with a botanic 

 garden is absolutely necessary. Except Paris, almost all the 

 gardens of the Continent are defective in this respect. Esta- 

 blishments where such advantages exist greatly relieve the 

 preceptor, while they assist the pupil ; by a comparison of 

 specimens and descriptions, misnomers of the living plants 

 may be detected, and thereby the arrangement of the garden 

 becomes more complete, and the studies of the scholar ad- 

 vanced. 



The library contains a good many works of old authors on 

 botany, as well as almost all the cheap works published on 

 the Continent. Among many of less note, there is Cupani's 

 Pamphytum Siculum, which is a very rare book. But the 

 library is deficient in modern works, especially the splendid 

 publications of England and France. 



The herbarium is valuable. Vahl's specimens and botani- 

 cal library were presented to the garden in 1805, by His Ma- 

 jesty. Besides this, there is Rottboell's, which contains the 

 specimens collected in Surinam by Rolander; those from 

 Guinea, by Isert, and a fine volume of specimens, collected 

 by Piso, in Brazil. In addition to the above. Professor 

 Schouw's collection from Italy, Sicily, &c., will be obtained, 

 as well as the herbarium of Professor Schumacher. 



A very respectable assortment of specimen seeds and fruits, 

 in spirits, arranged by Professor Schouw, occupy several large 

 cabinets, and are a useful appendage to the establishment. 

 The MSS. are chiefly those of Vahl ; they were his collec- 

 tanea, and the materials from which his Enumerdtio Plant drum 

 was to have been compiled ; from which task he was too soon 

 called away. 



