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work appeared the fecond part. This was the firft 

 publication of Linnseus, and in this for the firft time 

 appeared the fcience of botany in its fexual drefs. And 

 upon this unequivocal teftimony of the fuccefs of his 

 miftion, he was cle(fted a member of the Royal Aca- 

 demy of Sciences. 



Encouraged by the academical honours beftowed 

 upon him, and defirous of fupporting himfelf by the 

 honcft exertions of his acquirements, in 1733 he gave 

 lectures on botany, mineralogy and chemiftry. His 

 fuperior knowledge in the two latter of thefe fciences, 

 and the beautiful fimplicity of his new fyftem in the 

 former, foon procured him a numerous and attentive 

 audience. But while he was thus beginning to gather 

 the fruits of his induftry and labour, and foreleeing pro^ 

 bably the difFufion of that fyftem upon the fuccefs of 

 which all his hopes of preferment and wealth depended, 

 an unfortunate circumftance occurred, which with what- 

 ever regret I relate it muft yet be told faithfully. 



Dr. Nicholas Rofen had fucceeded Rudbeck in the 

 profeflbrfhip of medicine and anatomy ; and conceiving 

 probably that the genius and reputation of Linnaeus ftood 

 fomething in the way of his own fame, or attracted to 

 his new do£lrines fome of his own pupils, he determined 

 to fupprefs him. In the ftatutes of the univerfity it was 

 decreed, that no one ihould give public ledures till he 

 had attained the degree of Dodor. This qualificatign 



