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the ceremonies thoughtfully supplemented this salute by causing 

 the great bell of the Cathedral to be rung at 8 a.m. and to go on 

 ringing for a quarter of an hour. The great ceremony of the day 

 was fixed for noon, guests being desired to assemble half an hour 

 in advance, so that time was found to visit the old Botanic Garden 

 attached to what in the eighteenth century was the town residence 

 of Linnaeus, which is still kept as it was in his time. During 

 this visit we were accompanied by Mr. C. de Candolle and by 

 Professor and Mrs. Farlow. The season of our visit was too early 

 to see the garden to advantage. After having seen Linnaeus' 

 garden a visit was paid to the Botanical Museum and the 

 Herbarium where it was desirable if possible to settle a crucial point 

 connected with a species described by Thunberg. The University 

 of Upsala had very kindly permitted the study at Kew, in 

 connection with the preparation of the Flora Capensis, of the 

 Labiatae belonging to Herb. Thunberg. When the other genera 

 were sent the genus Salvia, being among the Diandria — for the 

 Thunberg collection is kept apart and is still arranged according 

 to the sexual system — was not forwarded ; subsequently when 

 the species of Salvia were transmitted for study it was found 

 that the covers contained no example of Salvia aurita, Thunbg. 



In spite of the heavy calls on their attention, Dr. Juel, Lecturer 

 on Botany, and Dr. Sernander, Lecturer on Plant Geography, most 

 kindly spared the time required, and the absence of Salvia aurita 

 from the Cape covers was, when the type specimen was found, at 

 once explained. The specimen, though the basis of a South 

 African species, was not collected at the Cape but was raised in the 

 Botanic Garden at Upsala from seed received from the Cape. 

 The opportunity which has now occurred of examining the speci- 

 men disposes finally of what was a subject of considerable dubiety. 



Assembling at 11.30 a.m. at the University Hall, the delegates 

 had places assigned to them by the marshal of ceremonies an 1 

 marched at noon in procession to the Cathedral of Upsala, which 

 stands on the hillside below the University, there to witness the 

 conferring of degrees in the four faculties of Theology, Law, 

 Medicine and Philosophy. In addition to the Swedish graduates 

 in all four faculties, in two of the faculties various strangers were 

 selected for this honour. The system of selection adopted was 

 officially explained as follows :— Les Facultes de Medecine et de 

 Philosophic, pour lesquelles cette fete a naturellement une 

 importance toute particuliere, ont decide de creer aussi, honoris 

 causa, des docteurs etrangers, par une derogation a l'usage etabli 

 chez nous, laquelle paraitra sans doute justinV-e, en egard aux 

 nombreuses relations etrang.'-res de ] >i one. ('< s facultes n'auraient 

 pas desire mieux que de pouvoir conferer, honoris causa, leurs 

 differents grades a tous les illustres invitee qu'elles auront, dans 

 cette occasion, l'honneur d'accueillir au nom de la vieille 

 Universite de Linne. Tout.-fois, cela ne lenr avant l»is, pour 

 plusieurs raisons, paru possible, il a ete decide que seront recus 

 docteurs honora ires : un represented pour les soci<-tes portaut le 

 nom de Linne, un autre representant pour les savants etrangers, 

 delegues des Universites et institutions dont Linne a ete membre, 

 et, enfin un representant pour cha«|ue pays ayant envoye des 

 delegues aux fetes du bicentenaire. 



