12 THROUGH THE FIELDS WITH LINNAEUS 



great botanist. LinnaBus now takes the line of another 

 stem of his family. 



' Anders, a peasant at Jomsboda.' These peasant an- 

 cestors were all men of virtue and value. i His progeny 

 were : (1) Ambern Lindelius, born 1600 ; took his name 

 from the same linden tree.' He was the first to do so. 

 * He was made Master of Arts in 1632, teacher, lecturer, 

 and rector, &c., and died in 1684. (2) Lars Lindelius, 

 who died rector of Jonkoping in 1672. Eric Ambern 

 Lindelius, son of the former, studied at Upsala 1655, 

 died preacher at Quanberga in 1715,' when Carl 

 Linnaeus was eight years old. Lars Lindelius' son 

 John was a physician of great repute at Wexio. He 

 studied at Lund 1672, Upsala 1680, and died in 1711.' 

 Thus both the Swedish universities and many of the 

 rectories in South Sweden teem with Linnaean traditions. 

 1 No remaining males of this family,' says Linnaaus. 



Now comes the line of Linnasus's father's family, the 

 main stock. 



4 Benge Ingemarson, also a peasant in the parish 

 of Hwitaryd, had issue Ingemar Bengtson, born 1633. 

 He was farmer of the manor of Erickstad. His son 

 Nicholas (Nils), who also took his name of Linnaeus 

 from the same linden tree, was born 1674; assumed 

 clerical functions 1704.' At the age of thirty-one he 

 married Christina Broderson, the young daughter of 

 the pastor of Stenbrohult, who was only seventeen. 

 This was in 1705 ; at the same time he was appointed 

 vicar of Stenbrohult, in the curacy of the district of 



