88 FOREST FANCIES 



And now every one wanted to hear him ; but 

 as he had no big letters after his name which 

 meant a doctor's degree, he had to give up the 

 lectures. 



Nothing daunted, Carl set out on a little 

 journey to collect plants. One day he stopped 

 at the house of Dr. Moraeus, who had two 

 daughters, with one of whom he straightway 

 fell in love. 



But Father Morseus said, **No degree, no 

 daughter." So once more Carl set out, and 

 though he could not speak Dutch, he went to 

 Holland, where he won his degree and found 

 his fourth fairy godfather. George Cliff ort, a 

 rich burgomaster, gave him the care of his 

 body, his gardens, and museum. Carl lived 

 in luxury, like a son of the house, published his 

 first five books on botany, and became famous. 



England, France, Holland, all wanted him 

 to stay, but he returned to his cold northern 

 home to receive the blessing of his father — ^his 

 mother had not lived to know the fame of 

 her ''Little Botany Boy." In Stockholm he 

 tacked up his doctor's sign, and hither, in the 



