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bourhood, being in the possession of Count 
Roemer, near Meissen— but that is too far 
for ready consultation. 
* After leaving Dresden, we spent about 
a fortnight in the so-called Saxon Switzer- 
and and in Northern Bohemia, during 
which time I gathered a few things, but 
not of much interest—and, generally, the 
country was too much dried up by the long 
hot summer they have had. From thence 
to Munich the only botanical town we 
stopped at was Ratisbon, where we were 
chaperoned by Dr. Fürnroth, who in sum- 
mer acts for Dr. Hoppe, the latter al- 
ways spending that season at Saltzburg. I 
was very much surprised here to see the 
little materiel that belongs to a Society! 
which has certainly exercised very great 
influence on the progress of Botany in Ger- 
many. It is true that they have lost their 
president, Count de Bray, and that there 
is at present no resident member of any 
note, and their ‘ Flora’? is consequently 
suffering in its interest ; yet it is one of the 
first botanical societies in the country ; and 
they possess but a very poor Herbarium, 
still tied up into Linnean Classes, and a 20s 
Library, rich perhaps in German publica- 
tions on Botany, and a few valuable old 
works ; but containing very few foreign, or 
illustrated, or other costly works, and only 
six resident members, Martius of Munich, 
however, who is much interested in the 
Society, seems to hope that arrangements 
will soon be made for raising it consider- 
ably above its present state. 
“We arrived at Munich on the 11th of 
September. My friends Martius and Zuc- 
! Der Koeniglichen botanischen Gesellschaft i 
Regensburg. T x 
* Flora, oder Botanische Zeitung, of which the first 
volume appeared in 1818. 
BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
already extensive medical practice. 
hopes, however, to return to Botan 
day or other, and in the mean time 
what he can. He gave me a num 
interesting plants from the Bavarian 
. These, which are extremely We 
dried, were gathered by a Dr. Fische 
who went out to Syria with Count O 
mann, but afterwards entered the se 
of the Pacha of Egypt, and has now 
three or four years Professor at the Egyp 
tian Institute of Abazabul. He lately ha 
the opportunity of making an excursi¢ 
into the Yemen (part of the time wit 
Schimper,’ who travels for the Unio It 
men plants, said to be a fine one, 
it was still in quarantine, at Tre 
when I left Munich. He has, howe 
determined to make up for sale à num 
of sets of about two hundred and ok 
species, which he intends selling at abou 
. per hundred. 
“Towards the end of September, 
weather having again become beau 
we made a tour among the Bavarian lakes 
ably, and with Zuccarini. 
of business. He has now the chief 
intendence of the Botanical collections 
garden, and Zuccarini is under m. 
works chiefly at his Palms, which be 1 
very anxious to finish, and the printing 
which is going on; but it costs hima 
deal of labour. As soon as that * 
he intends continuing his Flora of B 
of which no more is yet publ P 
the two parts you Ai (Vol. L, 
containing the Alge, Lichenes, ane 774 
tice ; ud Vol. II, part 1, containing 
Graminee). Other Botanists, En 
Schultes, &c. are assisting him, 
promised to prepare for him : 
families in which I am more pa% 
3 See page 4 of this volume. - 
