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Ibafleit homewards. In his way he yifittd France^ ht^ 

 came known to the nvo brorhers JufTTeo, and exaramed 

 their herhah, together whh thofe of To«rj^fort, Yaill- 

 ant and Siirian, and vifited the fevcra? gardens and mule- 

 urns in and round Paris. AftcF 2 refi ilence of about a 

 month m this metropolis, amd after having httn admitted 

 3 correfponding member of the Academy of Sciences, be 

 got a paflage oij board a Oiip from Rouen to Heiflngbtirg 

 in Scafiia> arid peached Stockhorm in September, IJ^!^* 



His intention now was to settle himCeK at Stockholm 

 In the prafkice of his profeflion. But whaterer honm^ffS^ 

 his great fkill in botany might have proCTjyed him abios«J, 

 be did not in his own country immediately fiod that thej 



led to wealth and independence. Teafed with Cf>politiosi 

 to his new fyftem, and the proftts o^f Ills profe^oa being 



as yet but fielder, hh cireiisx2na2ices were not fticb as 

 could juflify him ia gratifying the willies of hhhezit^ 

 by marrying the lady to whom he had htcn fo long fee- 

 trothed. But from this cloud of obfcurity he in a fhott 

 time burft forth, Haller^ with whom he had long cor* 

 refponded, offered to refrgn to kim his own profeSbrfliip 

 of botany at Goettingen* This offer LinDSiBS would 

 doubtlefs have accepted^ but perceiving his practice grow» 

 ing daily more lucrative^ and uawilliag totally t© aban- 

 don his native ct>untry, he ahiraately declined it» His 

 difficulties began liow to vaniOi gradually^ and his fame 

 to extend itfelf ; and having by a lucky prefcription re- 

 lieved the Queen from a troublefome cough^ be became 



