Vlll ANECDOTES OF LINNuEUS 



of botany, and by the many and excellent observa- 

 tions of his parent which he found in his manu- 

 scripts, must have rendered him a very useful man 

 there. The eldest daughter, who married Capt. Von 

 Bergencranz, returned afterwards to her parents, 

 and lived constantly in their house. 



" The merits of Linnaeus in the sciences are un- 

 commonly great. He not only enriched them con- 

 siderably himself, but formed also a great number 

 of pupils of the greatest scientific eminence. He 

 found means, partly by the charming method of de- 

 livering his lectures, partly by his excursions and 

 friendly demeanour, to inspire them with a love of 

 Natural History, which they always preserved after- 

 wards, and which induced them to undertake long 

 and important travels and voyages, and to enrich 

 their science at home by valuable tracts and obser- 

 vations. But few were those teachers, who had 

 the good fortune to form so great a number of dis- 

 ciples, who all contributed in some measure to ex- 

 tend the limits of their science; and there is no 

 country but Sweden, which ever sent out so many 

 travellers to make discoveries in Natural History. 

 Linnaaus was also my teacher, and I acknowledge 

 with emotion, how greatly indebted I am to him 

 for his lessons and his friendship. 



" Besides the labour which he bestowed upon 

 medicine, especially upon the Materia Medico, and 

 Pathology, Nature was his principal occupation, 

 and proclaimed him also as the first darling of his 

 time. Great was he in discerning and arranging 



