256 



to greatest advantage from the balcony windows that overhang the 

 main entrance of the University Palace. Far off and faint, one 

 heard the sweet singing of the previous afternoon ; then the 

 banners of the University and of the nations came in sight and the 

 sound grew in intensity as the students in a solid and orderly 

 phalanx came slowly up the hill towards the steps of their noble 

 hall. As the procession drew near it was seen that in its foremost 

 ranks there were not a few of the young new doctors of 

 philosophy— proud of their laurel crowns, loth to break with 

 student associations. At the base of the perron the phalanx 

 below us slowly melted into a wide girdle of white capped 

 students, singing in unison round the new doctors. The song 

 ended, the students uncovered, and their eager faces glowed as one 

 stood forward and greeted the graduates on behalf of his fellows ; 

 one of the new doctors, Prince Eugene of Sweden, came forward 

 and replied and the most beautiful and impressive of the 

 ceremonies of the Linnefest, where everything had been beautiful 

 and impressive, was at an end. 



^ T1 J? rea80n f or tne transference of the graduation ceremony from 

 the University Hall to the Cathedral now dawned on one. A 

 banquet to all the guests of the University had been arranged for 

 m this hall at 6.30 p.m. Like everything else provided bv the 

 University of Upsala this was perfect ; it broke up earlv to admit 

 ot the hall being cleared for a stud.nts' ball at 10.30 *p.m., »" d 

 thereby allowed those of the guests whose dancing days are done 

 to take, it they chose, a late train for Stockholm which reached 

 its destination at midnight. 



Next morning it was therefore possible to visit the fatuous 

 Mortus Bergianus at Albano near Stockholm and, guided by 



+ w + l 3 - 01 ' Wl 1 ttrock in Person, to see the many interesting things 

 mat this garden contains and to make the acquaintance of the 

 almost unique collection of portraits of botanists which it has 

 been one of his pleasures to accumulate. 



The great event of May 25th was the meeting, at 2 p.m., not 

 in their own rooms but in the great hall of the Musical Academy, 

 ot .he Koyal Swedish Academy of Sciences. At this meeting 

 the procedure adopted at Upsala as regards the reception of the 

 delegates and of their addresses, was repeated, save that the Swedish 

 delegates in this case were received before the foreign guests. 



During the seance of the Academy two addresses were delivered 

 by the President, Count Morner, the formal proceedings being 

 varied by the singing of a cantata commemorative of the life and 

 work of Linnaeus. The culminating feature of the ceremony was 

 the award by the President of the great Linnean medal struck 

 especially for the occasion. The destination of this medal had 

 not been allowed to transpire, and the announcement that the 

 recipient of this unique and signal award was Sir Joseph Dalton 

 Hooker, formerly Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 

 caused the liveliest satisfaction to every one of the delegates 

 present, Swedish and foreign alike. The enthusiasm with which 

 the announcement of this happy decision w as received was indeed 

 only equalled by the regret which was expressed that our veteran 

 chief had found himself unequal to the fatigue of being present 

 in person to receive this crowning honour. 



