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singing by a very large choir and accomplished soloists ; and the 

 presentation of addresses by the delegates, SAvedish and Foreign. 

 The point of central interest to the British Delegates arrived when 

 the President, speaking in English, announced the award — until then 

 kept secret — of the Linnean medal to our great veteran botanist, 

 Sir Joseph Hooker. 



The Delegates presented their addresses, and were introduced by a 

 single representative for each country precisely as in Upsala, save that, 

 on this occasion, the order was varied, the two groups of Swedish 

 Delegates advanced first instead of last. At 6.30 p.m. the Delegates 

 were entertained by the Academy at a banquet at Hasselbacken, the 

 ladies dining with the Countess Morner. At 8.30 the Corps of Stock- 

 holm Students came to conduct the party to the Zoological Gardens at 

 Skansen for the " Fete du Printemps." On Sunday there was an 

 excursion to the country-house of Linnaeus, at Hammarly, which we 

 were unfortunately compelled to miss, and in the afternoon a garden- 

 party was given by the Prince Eegent. Heavy rain fell at first, but 

 weather fortunately cleared, and Stockholm has a wonderful 

 property of drying quickly after a thorough downpour. Professor 

 Montelius, an old friend at Oxford and at British Associations, here 

 offered most kindly to show us the prehistoric collections in the 

 National Museum. When I hesitated thus to encroach on his time, 

 he said, ,( Oh! I have nothing to do!" This, from one of the greatest 

 and most prolific workers in Europe was altogether too much for my 

 gravity. 



On Monday we were invited to see in the Zoological Gardens a 

 most interesting and amusing exhibition of Swedish national dances 

 in the picturesque costumes of various parts of the country. Heavy 

 rain delayed us, so that we were a little late in meeting our kind friend 

 at the National Museum. The hour there with him was one of the 

 most interesting I have ever spent in my life ; but the already too 

 great length of this article prevents me from speaking of the wonderful 

 demonstration he gave us of the art and commerce of Sweden during 

 t'n neolithic and bronze ages. 



We found on returning to the hotel that our chance of getting 

 back in good time depended upon departure from Stockholm that 

 very night, and so this remarkable visit came to an end. 



I had greatly looked forward to the pleasure of meeting for the 

 first time Professor Chr. Aurivillius, who has most kindly aided the 

 Hope Department on many occasions. He occupies the important 

 position of Secretary to the Royal Swedish Academy, and his serious 

 illness was the one cloud upon the celebration in Stockholm. I had 

 the pleasure of spending several pleasant hours with his colleague, 

 Professor Yngve Sjosted, and in studying the insects under his 

 charge in the Natural History Museum. 



Looking back on the whole of the celebrations in memory of the 

 illustrious naturalist who was born 200 years ago, the fact which 

 impressed itself most was the manner in which the occasion was felt 

 and honoured by all classes of the nation. The Prince Regent and 

 his brothers attended every meeting and, with a single exception, 

 every banquet I have mentioned in Upsala and Stockholm, and on 

 every occasion took the most active interest in the proceedings. The 

 part taken by the most important officers of the State was also most 



