9 6 THROUGH THE FIELDS WITH LINN^US 



1 From Aby we came to Svalbro (two Swedish miles) on 

 a more hilly road. Here we had to stay and shiver 

 the whole night, as we had neither horses, nor bed, nor 

 lodgings. 



c May 17. At eight in the morning, as soon as we 

 could get horses, we were off, leaving on the left the 

 beautiful Svalahammer, and came to Nykoping, a town 

 with elegant houses, broad streets, fresh air, and several 

 stone buildings, besides the ruins of the old castle and 

 the strongly-built bridge in the centre of the town, and 

 its manufactories of brass, morocco leather, and starch/ 



Next day they left the agreeable Nykoping, by a 

 good road, with the lark singing in the sunshine. 

 Altogether they felt in a condition to geologise, philo- 

 sophise, and otherwise fill their private diaries, till in the 

 evening they reached Norrkoping, where they employed 

 themselves all next day, till night stopped them, exa- 

 mining the sugar-bakeries, brassworks, clothworks, and 

 the tobacco-factory ' in which so many little children (!) 

 earn their bread. The gardens are full of tobacco, 

 fritillaries, auriculas, and portulaccas. The town is 

 large, with fine houses, wide streets, three churches, 

 four markets, many gardens, and two burgomasters.' 

 These towns have greatly improved and increased since 

 Linnaeus's journal was written. 



They left Norrkoping on the 20th, and continued 

 their way through the hot dusty roads of East Gothland, 

 traversing wide fields sprinkled with juniper bushes, and 

 but few stones. They passed through no large forests, 



