collecting

[Adolf Ceska]

Two contributions on the importance of voucher specimens were posted
on BEN (Botanical Electronic News) # 131 and are available at the
following URL:

http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben131.html

At this time of "fiscal constrains," some herbaria are considering to
impose charges for "curating" voucher specimens deposited by private
consultants. That will be yet another sad message to the consultants NOT
to collect voucher specimens. I hope that these charges will never be
implemented.

Adolf Ceska