-~ sorum,” and in some notes in the *** Conspectus Litterature 
. several private letters with which he honoured us in the 
382 LIFE OF OLAF SWARTZ. 
XXIL— Brief Memoir of the Life of Orar Swartz, with | 
Extracts from his Letters. Accompanied by a Portrait. 
(See the Frontispiece to Vol. II.) 
<“ Discessit e vita, estimatus ab omnibus qui doctrinam in pretium habent, 
amatus a quocunque qui virtuti studet, desideratus ab optimo quoque et cive et 
extus." 
Preruaps no Swedish Naturalist, save the immortal Linnzus, 
has enjoyed a greater degree of celebrity during life, or been 
more generally regretted throughout Europe, when dead, 
than the subject of the following short and imperfect memoir. - 
This, however, cannot be attributed to the length of time 
during which Dr Swartz laboured in the cause of science, for- 
he died comparatively young, nor yet to the number and. 
comprehensive nature of his publications ; but partly to those 
publications being mainly devoted to extensive tribes of plants 
which had previously but little engaged the attention of Bo- 
tanists, such as the Orchidee, the Ferns, and the Mosses; and 
partly to his amiable manners, his gentle and pleasing char- - 
acter, and above all, his generous disposition, and his readi- 
ness to communicate information with his pen, and liberally - 
to impart the riches of his own collections for supplying the - 
wants of younger and less opulent Naturalists. Twenty- 
three years have elapsed since his death, yet so far as our - 
researches have extended, the materials to be found for. his 
life are peculiarly meagre. Nor have we access to any 
thing but what may be seen in the short memoirs by Spren- 
gel, in the 10th Volume of the ‘ Nova Acta Nature Curio- - 
- Botanice in Suecia,” by Wikstróm, and what is afforded by 
zt ger part « of our Botanical career, extracts from which will 
T given. as a specimen of his e and manner 
or Olaf Swartz, was bee on ges 21st Septe 
ing, in p. a dene town. MM 
