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have also promoted the care of rare 
plants and animals. By the proposal 
of the Botanical Society of Copen- 
hagen, in the University Forest near 
Alindelille, Ophrys muscifera and 
other orchids are protected. The 
Danish Ladies* Association for the 
protection of animals is also anxious 
to form sanctuaries (frednings-steder). 
Near Aalborg, one such sanctuary of 
68 acres extent has been instituted, 
for preserving not only its birds, but 
its animals and plants. 
In the spring of 1905, I was invited 
to lecture before the Natural History, 
the Geological, and the Botanical 
Societies of Copenhagen, on the care 
of natural monuments, particularly in 
Denmark. The minister of the edu- 
cation department and the professors 
of the university and academies were 
present. In the same year, a com- 
mittee for the protection of nature 
