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queens^ princes, and emperors, and many of our plants are named 

 after them. The learned in all ages, Greeks, Romans, Arabians, 

 Venetians, Germans, Dutch, and English, have contributed to- 

 wards its advancement, but to the immortal and unrivalled Swede 

 are we indebted for enlarging and systematizing it. Linnseus 

 tells us that in order to make himself acquainted with the species 

 of plants, he explored the alps of Lapland, the whole of Sweden, 

 a part of Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, England, 

 France ; that he had examined the Botanical Gardens of Paris, 

 Oxford, Chelsea, Harlescamp, Leyden, Utrecht, Amsterdam, 

 Upsal, and others ; that he had turned over the Herbals of 

 Benzer, Hermann, Cliffort, Burmann, Oldenland, Gronovius, 

 Royer, Sloane, Sherard, Bobart, Miller, Tournefort, Vaillant, 

 Jussieu, Surian, Beck, Brown, etc. ; that his dear disciples had 

 gone to distant lands and sent him plants from thence, — Kerlen 

 to Canada, Hasselquist to Egypt, Osbeck to China, Toren to Su- 

 rat, Solander to England, Alstroemer to southern Europe, Mar- 

 tin to Spitzbergen, Poutia to Malabar, Koehler to Italy, Fors- 

 kahl to the East, Loefling to Spain, Montin to Lapland, etc., and 

 seeds were sent to him by his friends from various countries. 

 From these important facts we may conceive that Linnseus in 

 his life and labours acted upon the declaration of one of the an- 

 cients, viz. that " True glory is to be acquired by doing what de- 

 serves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read, and 

 making the world the happier and better for our having lived in 

 it." With this introduction we proceed to notice Miss Bright- 

 well's work. It contains seven chapters and 191 pages. She tells 

 us in the first page that it is a brief and simple sketch of the 

 great naturalist, and designed for the instruction and entertain- 

 ment more especially of the young, and of those who feel a debt 

 of gratitude to him who, availing himself of the labours of pre- 

 ceding naturalists, arranged a system by which " the greatest 

 kingdoms of nature might be better studied and understood, and 

 their advantages to man more completely secured.'' The name 

 of Linnseus is known to the whole civilized world, but it does 

 not appear that we have yet a popular life of him suited to the 

 tastes and wishes of those who would gladly know something of 

 his personal history and adventures. 



The work is what the authoress candidly states it to be, and 

 we can with pleasure recommend it for perusal ; but at the same 



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