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superb and elevated in the Asiatic, smooth and cheer- 

 ful in the American, stunted and indurated in the 

 Alpine.' 



Jussieu was surprised; he turned round quickly, 

 and said, ' You are Linnaeus,' and gave him a cordial 

 welcome. They became friends at once. Bernard saw 

 the ' gallant consciousness of power, the subtle and hu- 

 morous twinkle in the glittering eyes,' playful but never 

 mocking. He took him to his brother, where Linnaeus 

 presented Van Royen's letter, and the Jussieus intro- 

 duced him to the scientific circle at Paris. Linnaeus at 

 once entered the front of battle among those great 

 strong men, the men of the eighteenth century. 1 The 

 old professor (Joseph ?) de Jussieu, who was constantly 

 occupied by his position as a physician, recommended 

 him to his younger brother Bernard's care, to show him 

 the collections, and to make botanising excursions, 

 which were not allowed to be of any expense to 

 Linnaeus, but were made an opportunity of showing their 

 guest the form of attention he would most value. 



Linnaeus stayed a month in Paris, during which 

 time he almost lived with the Jussieus, visiting the 

 gardens of Tournefort, Vaillant, and the royal gardens 

 presided over by Bernard de Jussieu. He was intro- 

 duced to the entomologist Reaumur, inventor of the 

 new thermometer, who would have been especially in- 



1 Mill calls the eighteenth century a great age an age of strong 

 and brave men. ' The strength of the century lay neither in politics 

 nor in art, it lay in breadth of understanding.' FREDERIC HARRISON. 



