246 LINNiEUS. 



latter exhibited the characters of 1350 animals oc- 

 curring in the same country. In a subsequent edi- 

 tion this number was increased to 2266. 



In the summer of 1746;, he made a journey to 

 West Gothland^ accompanied by several of his stu- 

 dents^ andj on returning, devoted himself to the com- 

 pletion of his work on the species of plants. To 

 favour his views, and contribute to the extension of 

 science, Coimt Tessin obliged the East India Com- 

 pany, who at this time had their charter renewed, 

 to send out every year to China, at their own ex- 

 pense, a young naturalist, to be selected by Linnaeus. 

 The same year he received a very flattering testi- 

 mony of respect from four patriotic noblemen, the 

 Barons Harlemann, Hopken, Palmstjerna, and Count 

 Ekeblad, who caused a medal to be struck in honour 

 of him as well as of his patron, the Count Tessin. 

 One side represented the bust of Linnaeus, with these 

 words : — 



CaroL Linnaeus, M. D., Bot. Prof. Ups. Mtat. xxxix. 



On the other were the following : — 



Carolo Gustavo Tessin et immortalitati effigiem Caroli Linneei 

 CI. Ekeblad, Andr. Hoepken, N. Palmstierna, et Car. Harlemann. 



Die MDCCXLVI. 



This mark of respect to the distinguished natu- 

 ralist and his illustrious friend proved so agreeable 

 to the latter, that it induced him to order a piece 

 to be stamped, representing on the one side a like- 

 ness of the professor, and on the other three crowns, 

 indicative of his dominion over the three kingdoms 

 of nature, with the sun casting his beams on them, as 



