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laevis van punctatus), and a moor with 
the following characteristic plants: — 
Aspidium Thelypteris, A. cristatum, 
Scheuchzeria palustris, Eriophorum 
spp., Salix aurita, Comarum palustre, 
Rhamnus Frangula, Hydrocotyle vul- 
garis^ Peucedamtm palustre, Ledtim 
palustre, Vaccinium uliginosum, V, 
Oxy coccus y A ndromeda Polifolia, Lysi- 
machia vulgaris, Menyanthes tri- 
foliata. The corporation of Frankfort- 
on-the-Main made a forest reservation 
of 72*5 acres for the purpose of in- 
struction and study. There are many- 
other towns and communities in ad- 
dition to those mentioned which have 
made land reservations of a similar 
kind. 
Societies 
The care of natural monuments is 
quoted as an aim in the rules of many 
associations, for instance, the German 
