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lands, his doctorate, engagement by Cliiford at Hartecamp, and the printing 

 and issue of the ' Systema Natur?e.' It has later entries in three several 

 places by country-folk, one of whom has altered the date on the titlepage 

 to 1765. Linnaeus has entered against 26 April, " Sara Lisa Moraea, 

 fodelse dag," in large letters backwards (rijjlit to left) ; and in the same 

 way against his own birthday, 13 May (Swedish Style) — i.e. 23 May (New 

 Style), — " Carl Liunsei, fodelse dag." 



These notes were first printed in the original tongue by Lindblora, in 

 ' Botaniska Notiser,' Dec. 1845, pp. 210-218, which appeared in German 

 by Beilschmid in ' Flora,' Feb. 18-17, jjp. 97-104, and in English by Wal- 

 lich in our own ' Proceedings/ ii. pp. 5-12 (1848). 



Walking-Stick, formerly iii possession of Liuua>us, who is said 

 to have cut aud carved it himself ou his Journey through 

 Lapland in 1732. 



The successive possessors were Sarah Christiana Liane, whose daughter 

 married Dr. Ridderbjelke ; he gave it to Mr. Hiikert, whose son gave it 

 to Prof. Carl Johan Hartman, by whom it .was presented to the Society, 

 15th August, 1849. 



The Linncea is carved on the upper ])art; the handle has been broken 

 long ago, as appears by the fracture being worn smooth. 



This cannot be the stick Linnaeus took with him to Lapland, for he 

 describes that as "an octagonal stick, graduated for the purpose of mea- 

 suring " (' Lachesis Lapponica,' p. 2). Vide infra, p. 102. 



Cabved Ehinocekos Horn, mentioued by Linnaeus as " Cornu 

 itidem Ehinocerotis, in quo sumniaartis vestigia Chinensium 

 relucent, insculptis imagiuibus Persicae, Mespili, Sagittariae, 

 Nelumbi, Pothos, Labruscae, cum Iguanis, tarn eximiis, iit 

 vii simile unquam viderim, inter stupenda N. D, Praesidis 

 propria collectanea, ab optimo iiostro Maecenate anissum " 

 (Amoen. Acad. iv. p. 234). 



"An exquisite specimen of Oriental sculpture, evidently alluding to the 

 mythology of Lidia. The whole inverted base of the horn is carved into 

 an elegant leaf of Nelumbo, rising from the water amid a grouj) of perfo- 

 rated Chinese rocks. It is encompassed with various plants of more 

 diminutive projiortion ; a peach tree and a medlar (or rather perhaps the 

 mangostan), with Sagittaria, Pothos, and Nelumbo itself in flower and 

 seed, cover the outer surface. Some fantastic lizards, with bunches of 

 grapes and the Lit-chi fruit in their mouths are crawling over the whole." 

 — Smith, Exotic Botany, i. p. 61. 



Engraved in Smith's Correspondence, ii. p. 230. 



Presented by Lady Smith, 18th May, 1869. 



MEDALS. 



Silver Medal, struck in 1746 for Count Tessin, to whom he 

 dedicated the 1st vol. of the lOtb edition of the ' Systema.' 



Obverse. — Head and bust of Linnaus, in wig, to right. Cakolus 

 Linnaeus, M.D., Bot. Prof. Ups., aet. 39. 



Reverse. — Carolo Gustavo Tessin et immortalm ati effigiem 



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