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he wrote at Hartecamp were the Musa Cliff or tiana, Viridaruun 

 Cliffortianum, and the splendid Hortus Cliff ortianus. 



8. " Owing to the financial difficulties of Cliff ort, Linnaeus was 

 obliged to leave the beautiful and historic gardens at Hartecamp ; 

 but shortly afterward he obtained employment in the botanical 

 garden at Leyden " (p. 71). 



Linnaeus left Clifford because the Dutch climate did not suit 

 him ; on his way home he was induced to stay at Leyden to help 

 in rearranging the botanical garden there, and falling ill, was 

 taken back by Clifford and nursed into convalescence. Clifford's 

 pecuniary troubles occurred at a later period. 



9. " Linnaeus visited Leipzig, Saxony, Denmark and Paris " 



(p- 72 )- ... 



He visited Paris and returned home by sea direct from Rouen 

 to Sweden; his intended visit to Leipzig and Gottingen was 

 broken off by his illness. 



10. "In 1739 he married. . . . The next year he was appointed 

 Professor ... in the University of Upsala . . . and became its 

 Rector" (pp. 72-73). 



He became Professor in May, 1741 (not 1740), and in turn 

 became Rector in 1750, 1759 and 1772, each time for six months, 

 which then was the custom. 



11. " He died of apoplexy on 10th January, 1778" (p. 74). He 

 suffered from apoplexy, but the actual cause of death was ulcera- 

 tion of the bladder. 



(3) The third work on our list is of quite a different stamp. It 

 is the product of one who has studied the works of the master in 

 a sympathetic spirit, with a desire to do justice to his subject. 

 He even claims that he was in essence an evolutionist, and points 

 to notes under Tlialictntm, Clematis, Beta, Achillea, and Cynara 

 in support. The contention is that Linnaeus w T as forced by the 

 dominant theology of his time to assert the permanence of species, 

 yet in later life he is found giving expression to his doubt as to the 

 correctness of this view in many cases. 



But even in this little volume we find a few errors which 

 should be noted. Celsius and Linnaeus are said (p. 35) to have 

 met "one autumn day"; the actual date was 8th April, 1729, very 

 early spring in Uppsala. The portrait in Lapland dress is entitled 

 " Carolus Linnaeus as he appeared when starting upon his journey 

 to Lapland in May, 1732 " (p. 38). The dress was obtained 

 during his journey, and served afterwards to please his friends at 

 various times. On page 40 a letter is omitted from the name 

 Harderwijk ; Hoek (p. 29) should be Hook, and Burman, as a 

 Dutchman, did not duplicate the final consonant of his name (pp. 

 46, 46) in the vernacular. But these are but small blemishes 

 when we read the volume, written with such fresh, hearty good 

 will and enthusiasm. In the present system of teaching botany, 

 hosts of students are in danger of never acquiring a knowledge of 

 those early workers whose pioneer efforts have formed the basis 

 of present-day knowledge. 



B. Daydon Jackson. 



