42 Dr. Smitu’s Introductory Difcourfe. 
joyed an unfubftantial reputation, endeavoured to blaft the memory 
of Haffelquift. His calumnies have been refuted by Dr. Sparrman, 
who has juftly defended his countryman. 
Ofbeck, another traveller well known in England from the 
tranflation of his voyage, went to the Eaft Indies in 1750, as chap- 
lain to a Swedifh fhip. He {pent fome time in China, of the natu- 
ral hiftory of which he has told us much, and has made known 
many new plants, among which is the Ofbeckia. 
Loefling, a favourite difciple of Linnæus and an excellent botanitt, 
undertook the examination of Spain in 1751, where he found many 
new and rare plants, and probably would have made many more 
difcoveries, had his ftay been longer in that rich, and hitherto al- 
moft unexplored country; but he left it for one ftill more intereft- 
ing, South America, where he would, no doubt, have made a rich 
harveft, had his life and health been continued; but he was foon 
cut off at the age of 27. His letters and botanical defcriptions 
have been publifhed by his illuftrious mafter, who, in this inftance, 
as well as on every other occafion, has given proofs of that fenfi- 
bility which muft ever make him as dear to humanity as to feience: 
I forbear to enlarge upon other expeditions of lefs note, as thofe 
of Montin and Solander to Lapland, Bergius and Falk to Goth- 
land, &c. although each contributed to the general ftock of natural 
knowledge very much. It is to be regretted we have not had 
more information from Rolander, who vifited Surinam and St 
Euftatia in 1755. He fent home indeed feveral curious infeéts, 
mentioned in the Syftema Nature; but I find, by a letter of 
Linnzus to Gerard, that he efteemed Rolander the firft entomo- 
logift after Reaumur. A pupil of Linnzus, named Martin, vifited 
Spitzbergen in 1758: he muft not be confounded with Martens, 
who went to the fame country in 1671, and whofe rude figures 
are quoted by Linnæus. I muft not omit Toren, who went twice 
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