lib anecdotes of Artedi. Sept. x^z- 



which we cultivated with the greatest ardour for seven* 

 months at Upsal. I was his best friend, and I never had 

 any who was more dear to me. How sweet was that 

 intimacy ! With what pleasure did lye see it increase 

 from day to day ! The difference, even of our characters, 

 was useful to us. His mind was more severe, more atten- 

 tive J he observed more slowly, and with greater car e 

 A noble emulation animated us. As I despaired of ever 

 becoming as well instructed in chemistry as him, I 

 abandoned it \ he also ceased to study botany with the 

 srime ardour, to which I had devoted myself in a parti- 

 cular manner. We continued thus to study different 

 branches of science j and when one of us excelled the 

 other, he acknowledged him for his master. We disputed 

 the palm in ichthyology ; but soon I was forced to yield, 

 and I abandoned that part of natural history to him, as 

 well as the amphybia. I succeeded better than him in 

 the knowledge of birds and insects, and he no longer tried 

 to excel in these branches. We marched tog ther a* 

 equals in lithology, and the history of quadrupeds. When 

 one of us made an observation, he communicated it to 

 the other ; scarce a day pafsed in which one did not learn 

 from the other some new and interesting particular. 

 Thus e mulation excited our industry, and mutual afsistance 

 aided our efforts. In spite of the distance of our lodgings, 

 we saw each other every day. At last I set out for Lap- 

 land,- -he went to London. He bequeathed to me his manu- 

 scripts and his books. 



" In 1735 I went to Leyden. I knew not what wa* 

 become of Artedi. I thought he had been in London. I 

 found him there. I recounted my adventures ; he communi- 

 cated his to me. He was not rich, and therefore was unable 

 to be at the expence of taking his degrees in medicine* 

 I recommended him to Seba. who engaged him to pub- 



