ii4 THROUGH THE FIELDS WITH LINN & US 



A small island lay not far out at sea. At length we 

 came to Lillholnien, a promontory Jth mile ' [Swedish] 

 ' long and two gun-shots wide.' 



The high-road, which makes a loop all round the 

 coasts of the southern part of the island, is only a single 

 road through the northern narrower half above Borg- 

 holm. 



i June 12. To-day our journey was quite short, for 

 we heard in Pesnas to-day (Friday) that the sloop 

 which plies between Gothland and Oland only arrives 

 on Tuesdays. 



1 Pesnas church lay in a sandy district ; the clergy- 

 man's house was better built than others here in Oland, 

 and had a good garden, which Pastor Lorenz Hok l had 

 greatly improved. Rye is the grain most grown here ; 

 barley does not thrive well, the soil being so sandy. 

 About here is the best corn-land in the island. The 

 roe deer betakes itself mostly to this northern end of 

 Oland; the fallow deer to the southern part. Wild 

 swine are not uncommon in the northern part, doing 

 the farmer considerable damage. Much wood is brought 

 here from Sm&land. The women busy themselves with 

 stocking-knitting.' 



Linnaeus remarks upon the large appetites of the 

 Olanders. Perhaps the islanders were equally surprised 

 at the capacity for food of the six hungry bachelor- 

 travellers. Linnseus, the Benedick of the party, was 

 not a large eater at any time. 



1 Query, a connection of Linnasus ? 



