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again to Hartechamp, where he slowly recovered ; 

 and, though in a still weak state, set out for Sweden, 

 taking his route by Paris, which he had long been 

 anxious to behold. Introduced to the Jussieus, he 

 received every attention, and was shown all that the 

 stoves, and conservatories, and museums possessed, 

 and made acquainted with the men of science. The 

 Royal Academy of Sciences paid him a very high 

 compliment. Having received permission to attend 

 one of its sittings as a visiter, he was desired to wait 

 a little while in the anteroom ; and it was at length 

 announced that the Academy had elected him a cor- 

 responding member.* He was importuned to remain 

 in France, and indeed his merit everywhere produced 

 the same consequences ; but he expressed his firm 

 determination to return to his own country. 



From Paris, Linnoeus went to Rouen, where he 

 embarked for Sweden, after an absence of nearly three 

 years ; during this period, he had vastly increased his 

 information, particularly upon botany, and had taken 

 advantage of the Dutch presses, to publish many of 

 his works, which he had either previously written or 

 brought with him in an imperfect state, while the 

 liberality of his patrons, ai.d some learned societies, 

 defrayed the expense, and even assisted to illustrate 

 some of them with plates. 



Upon his arrival in Sweden, Linnaeus immediately 

 visited his aged father, and thence proceeded to Stock* 



* Thus related by Dr Pulteney. 



