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the plants which grew in the vicinity. It was during 

 one of these excursions with a brother botanist that he 

 nearly lost his life from a bite of the Furia inf emails ; 

 the wounded part swelled and inflamed, and a fever 

 ensued, from which he suffered long and severely. 



The next summer's vacation was spent with his 

 parents at Smaland ; here he again met with Dr Roth- 

 man, who advised him to remove to Upsala, where he 

 would derive greater advantages from the celebrated 

 Professors Rudbeck and Roberg, than in the more 

 limited university of Lund, and would also have access 

 to a rich public library, and extensive botanic garden. 

 Linnaeus followed the advice of his former patron ; but 

 his parents were only able to allow him about eight 

 pounds sterling, to defray all his expenses ; and aftei 

 a short time he found himself almost without the 

 means of gaining a livelihood, uncertain where to ob- 

 tain a meal, and obliged to patch his shoes with folded 

 paper, instead of sending them to a shoemaker. He 

 regretted his departure from a kind and hospitable roof, 

 but did not possess the means of returning ; and Dr 

 Stobaeus had taken it amiss, that he should have 

 changed his residence without consulting him. 



He was, however, soon relieved from this uncom- 

 fortable state by the kindness of new friends. The 

 assiduity with which he studied the plants in the 

 botanical garden, attracted the attention of Professor 

 Rudbeck and Dr Celsius ; and the latter requiring an 

 assistant, thought Linnaeus was qualified for the situa- 

 tion, and he opened his house and table to our natu 



