112 Nature protected 
instance in Amberg, Ansbach, Aschaf- 
fenburg, Augsburg, Bamberg, Hof, 
Kempten, Landshut, Nurnberg, Pas- 
sau, Regensburg, Wunsiedel, and 
Wiirzburg. 
In 1 905, the department of forestry 
charged the forest officers to formulate 
special records of natural monuments. 
Some forest officers were engaged to 
protect rare alpine plants, and it was 
ordered that the shooting of rare 
birds or those with beautiful plumage 
should be restricted. 
Several communities have sup- 
ported these efforts. Some years ago, 
at Munich, Nurnberg, and Regens- 
burg, bye-laws existed by which it 
was prohibited to offer for sale wild 
plants with their roots or bulbs. It 
would be a matter of satisfaction if 
similar regulations could be enacted 
elsewhere for protecting, as much as 
possible, indigenous vegetation in 
