LITTLE ing the English gorse in full bloom fell on his knees, 

 JOURNEYS burst into tears of joy, and thanked God that he had 

 lived to see this day, would have a fiery temper. Then 

 further, the gentle spiritual qualities that Linnaeus in 

 his later life developed give one the idea that he was 

 always of a gentle nature. 



In indexing the museum of Dr. Stobaeus, Linnaeus 

 found his bent. " I will never be a doctor," he said, "but 

 I can beat the world on making a catalog." And thus 

 it was his genius lay in classification. "He indexed 

 and cataloged the world," a great writer has said. 

 After a year at the University of Lund, with more 

 learned by working for his board than at school, there 

 was a visit from Dr. Rothman who just dropped in to 

 see his old friend Stobaeus. The fact was, Rothman 

 cared a deal more for Linnaeus than he did for 

 Stobaeus. " Weeds develop into flowers only by trans- 

 planting," said Rothman to Linnaeus. "You need a 

 different soil get out of here before you get pot bound." 

 Q"But about Cyclops?" asked Linnaeus. 

 " Let Cyclops go to the devil." 

 It was of no use to ask permission of Stobaeus. 

 Linnaeus was so valuable that Stobaeus would not 

 spare him. So Linnaeus packed up and departed be- 

 tween the dawn and the day, leaving a letter stating 

 he had gone to Upsala because it seemed best and 

 begged forgiveness for such seeming ingratitude. 

 When Linnaeus got to Upsala he found a letter from 

 Dr. Cyclops, written in wrath, requesting him to never 

 again show his face in Lund. Dr. Rothman also lost 

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