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easy to comprehend, that almost any educated 

 person could now acquire proficiency in botany 

 by these books alone as a guide. The system 

 was a new one; evidently a rival system to 

 that of Tournefort, which had now been 

 dominant for forty years. All the botanical 

 world was in amazement; and the author, 

 having now been three years abroad, and 

 having made his personal impression upon 

 nearly all the botanists of London and of 

 Paris, as well as upon those of Germany and 

 Holland, went home to Sweden, there at first 

 to suffer the adverse consequences of fame, 

 and afterwards to enjoy its benefits. 



PRACTISES MEDICINE IN STOCKHOLM 



To suffer, I say, the consequences of renown; 

 for Linnseus had now to realize the truthful- 

 ness of what was said by the Great Master 

 of long ago, namely, that "a prophet is not 

 without honor, save in his own country, and 

 in his own house." At the University of 

 Upsala now, as aforetime, there was no hope 

 of preferment for Linnseus. His books did 

 not as yet bring him income. He must 

 settle down to the practice of medicine, and 



