48 MEMOIR OF LINN^US. 



upon which the whole corps joined their chief to hear 

 his demonstration and remarks. Linnaeus was much 

 impressed with the necessity of this mode of convey- 

 ing instruction, and also of the utility of parties con- 

 ducted in a similar way, to gain an intimate knowledge 

 of the productions of any country. Their advantages 

 have also been more lately shown, by the example 

 being followed by the Professors of our Scotch Uni- 

 versities, and the valuable additions which of late years 

 have been made to a Flora comparatively well ex- 

 plored. We trust that in another year the researches 

 will have more varied objects. 



There is another circumstance in the manner of 

 teaching employed by Linnseus, too remarkable to be 

 passed over, that of his rendering his pupils subservi- 

 ent to the distribution of his own system, and of study, 

 ing natural history for the advancement of the science, 

 and not merely as a branch of polite education. By 

 his ready flow of language, and the happy manner in 

 which he communicated his ideas, he rendered the 

 students converts from any system they might have 

 previously adopted, and made them as enthusiastic as 

 himself; and when in distant lands, it was their pride 

 to teach that system, and to defend it from the attacks 

 of persons who thought it an impertinent innovation. 

 In like manner did he imbue the minds of his pupils 

 with a love for foreign travel and research in unknown 

 countries, pointing out the delight of discovery in the 

 most fascinating terms ; and it was equally their pride 

 to make known their discoveries, and transmit their 



