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FONDATION MÜLLER-ARGAU 



1896 



It is due to Ed. Tuckeraan (f the 15 th of March 1886) that libraries 

 accessible to ail hâve been recognized as one of the actual requirements 

 for the development of the special branches of Botauy, at ail events for 

 lichenology. This eminent lichenologist has left his lichenological 

 library to « Amhurst College Library, » Mass. U. S. A., with the 

 condition that this library should be preserved and developed as a 

 special départaient of this institution. This foundation is known under 

 the name of « The Tuckerman Memorial Library. » Every amateur 

 of lichens who wishes to see his science progress will carry out the last 

 wishes of Tuckerman. 



It is satisfactory to hear that the example of Tuckerman has found 

 an imitator. At the suggestion of a well known lichenologist, D r A. Minks 

 of Stettin, the directors of the Boissier Herbarium, hâve instituted a 

 Hall Müller-Argau, specially consecrated to the lichenological library 

 and exsiccata, basis of the works of Müller-Argau. By agreement signed 

 January 6 th 1886, the scientific inheritance of Müller-Argau hasbecome 

 at his death, January 25 th 1896, the property of Boissier Herbarium, 

 under the name of Fondation Müller-Argau. 



In a pure scientific interest, the direction of the Boissier Herbarium 

 heg botanists to be so good as to send at the adress below all lichenolo- 

 gical publications which have appeared since the death of Müller or 

 may appear hereafter. As papers reprinted for private circulation are 

 and. should be found in special libraries in séries as complète as pos- 

 sible, the attention of authors is called on this point that they may 

 forward their works to the library. 



An other not less important desideratum is that creators of new 

 lichen species, collectors of rare lichens, or of important materials for 

 morphological and biological researches in the domain of lichens, be so 

 good as to deposit spécimens in the Lichenotheca universalis Müller- 

 Argau, which contains already the complète herbarium of the Bernese 

 F. Schœrer (1785-1853). 



A special recept will be sent for each gift which will be annually 

 recorded in the « Bulletin of the Boissier Herbarium. » 



We beg Botanical societies and editors of botanical periodicals to 

 kindley help in the success of this new foundation by making it widely 

 known in their works. 



Chambésy, near Geneva, March 20 th 1897. 



Eugène AUTRAN 

 Curator of the Boissier Herbarium. 



