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of shells, petrifactions, and molluscs, which were ex- 

 hibited to Matthias Benzelstierna and Retzius, two 

 private pupils of Dr. Stobaeus. 1 



Plants remained, above all, his favourite study. His 

 botanical arrangements so far were made entirely accord- 

 ing to the system of Tournefort. His experimental know- 

 ledge, drawn from nature, was rendered regular, exact, 

 and more extensive by that obtained from books. 



There was also a young German student, Koulas by 

 name, who lived with Stobaeus, and to whom, among 

 other indulgences, was shown that of having access to 

 the Doctor's library. Linnaeus formed a close friendship 

 with this young man, and in return for "teaching him 

 the principles of physiology, which he had learned from 

 Dr. Rothman, he obtained books by means of Koulas from 

 Stobasus's library, which contained the most valuable 

 works on botany. Linnaeus's candle was often seen 

 burning far into the night, to the terror of Stobaeus's 

 mother, who was very old and a bad sleeper. She 

 desired her son to chide the young SmSlander for his 

 carelessness. 2 



Carl's candle was inimically observed by another 

 person, a student named Rosen, higher in the university 

 than himself, and a friend of Carl Tiliander, as well as 

 a pupil of Stobaeus. This young man, Nicholas Rosen, 

 who had been till now Stobaeus's favourite pupil, was 

 jealous of the favour shown to the young Linnaeus at 

 times even over himself. Carl was so eager, so clever 

 1 Diary. Ibid. 



