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NATURE NOTES 
In the Department of the Savoy, certain regulations were 
in March last put into force, having in view the protection of 
Alpine plants. In the list of plants mentioned, the grubbing 
up of which is prohibited, we find the edelweiss, cyclamen and 
rhododendron. I am indebted to the Prefect of the Savoy for 
a copy of the public notice. This is rather too lengthy now to 
read, but I suggest it should be printed in the Transactions. 
Considerant que, dans une partie de ce departement, il a ete 
constate des depredations serieuses de certaines plantes qui sont 
dans les Alpes a IVTat de plantes rares ; qu’il y a urgence de 
reagir centre cet etat de choses : 
Arrete : 
Article premier. — La cueillette, avec arrachage des racines, 
des plantes alpines telles que I’Edeiweiss, le Genepis, le 
Cyclamen, le Rhododendron, le Sabot de la Vierge, le Panicant 
des Alpes (Reine des Alpes ou Chardon bleu), la Gentiane, le 
Millepertuis ou Vulneraire, la Fougere a feuilles persistantes, 
&c., est interdite dans les bois, forets, prairies et paturages 
alpestres non soumis au regime forestier. (Cette nomenclature 
de plantes alpine est indicative et non limitative.) 
En ce qui concerne les bois, forets et paturages, geres par 
I’administration des Forets, I’arrachage de toutes especes de 
plantes est reglemnete par les ordonnances du ler aout 1827 
(art. 169) et 4 decembre 1844 2)* 
Art. 2. — Le transport, le colportage et la vente des plantes 
alpines avec leurs racines sont formellement interdits. 
Art. 3. — La constatation des contraventions aux prescriptions 
du present arrete sera faile par tons agents de la force publique. 
Art. 4. — MM. les Maires, la Gendarmerie, les Commissaires 
de police, les Gardes champetres et les Gardes forestiers sont 
charge de I’execution du present arrete qui sera insere au Recueil 
des actes administratifs de la Prefecture. 
Le Prejet de la Savoie, 
A. DU Grosriez. 
The execution of these regulations is placed in the hands of 
the Mayors, the Gendarmerie, and the Police. If these do their 
duty much unnecessary destruction will be arrested. 
Is this adaptable to England ? Can we, by prohibiting the 
plucking of certain plants, really prevent it ? Everything 
depends on a strong and energetic executive. Would our 
police bestir themselves, even if power were put into their 
hands ? I have great doubts of it. Have we any districts 
which are comparable with Alpine districts, and which have 
as good a case for legislative protection as they have ? It is 
doubtful if we have. But if there is any one such district, we 
should, I think, appeal first to local landowners, without going 
to Parliament, and obtain promises or consent to sue for 
trespass when it has been proved that damage to a single 
plant has been caused. There wouUl be little doubt as to the 
