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The house at Rashult which occupies the site of the one in 

 which Linnaeus' father, who was then pastor of the parish, lived 

 in 1707, is situated quite near the railway line from Lund to 

 Stockholm. On the slope in front of the house stands a com- 

 memorative obelisk erected in 1866, surrounded by an open space 

 which formed the meeting ground for those attending the 

 celebration. At the foot of this slope a temporary platform was 

 provided where the various trains drew up and disembarked their 

 passengers. The local celebrations had been arranged for in the 

 forenoon so that the afternoon was available for the academic 

 ceremonies organised by the University of Lund. 



The majority of the delegates who broke journey for the 

 Rashult celebrations were taken back when these were over by 

 special train to Elmhult, the nearest station in the direction of 

 Lund. Here they dined as the guests of the University of Lund, 

 and some time after midnight joined the night train from Malmo 

 to Stockholm, which was reached next forenoon. Some, however, 

 preternng to forego the Elmhult banquet and the four hours 

 subsequent wait which this entailed, took an afternoon train and 

 travelled direct to Stockholm, which was reached in the early 

 morning on May 22nd. Those who adopted this course were able 

 to breakfast comfortably before joining the forenoon train for 

 Upsala, which was reached about noon. 



Arrangements had been made beforehand by Mr. W. Carruthers, 

 the delegate appointed to represent the Linnean Society, that a 

 carriage should be in waiting when the train reached Upsala to 

 take him to Hammarby, the country seat in which Linnaeus spent 



wl UI T e 7i eU - h f WaS Profes s°r at Upsala. Mr. Carruthers 

 having kindly invited us to join his party we were thus enabled 

 to spend a pleasant afternoon in a quiet and leisurely inspection 

 or mis place, so intimately associated with the great man whose 

 memory we were there to celebrate. 



™I? amn i ar ! 3y ' Whi f h lies 80me mil es south-west from Upsala, is 

 preserved in much the state in which it was when Linnaeus 



ItfTi I?*. In the house iteelf and in the small museum 

 erected by Linnaeus on the little hill behind the house, are 

 preserved relics of their illustrious owner which, if not very 

 numerous, are at least exceedingly interesting. Perhaps more 

 interesting, at least to our mind, than the house and the museum, 

 were the garden, which is maintained as nearly as may be in the 

 condition in which Linnaeus left it, and the grounds full of plants 

 originally placed there by Linnaeus himself. The most striking 

 or tnese at the time of our visit was Corydalis nobilis, great 

 patches of which were in full bloom and made a memorable show. 



The early morning of the 23rd brought by special train from 

 Stockholm the greater number of the guests of the University to 

 upsala. huch of us as had arrived the previous day were 

 requested to attend at the railway station when this train arrived 

 and participate in the formal reception accorded bv the University 

 to its guests. Very cordial and striking this reception was and 

 very manifest was the enthusiasm and interest evoked by the 

 celebration not only in the students but in the people of the city. 

 ihis reception over we were able to devote a considerable part of 



