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ning the natural system, afterward published by his nephew, 
recommended the works of Linneus to his pupils and caused 
them to be published and sold at Paris. 
Although the Oxfordian professor held aloof from the Lin- 
nean system, nevertheless it was speedily adopted and put in 
practice in England and America. His faithful disciples, Johm 
Ellis and Peter Collinson, were unwearied in their efforts to pro- 
mulgate his doctrine. They were rich merchants, actively en- 
gaged in trade, and with a love for natural history pursuits. 
Through their shipmasters they gathered plants from every coun- 
try in the world and sent them to Linneus. Their correspond- 
epee was extensive, especially with America, and through them 
Linneus obtained most of his American plants. f 
After a while the mighty Solander, one of Linneus’ pupils, 
was sent to London. He sailed round the world with Captain 
Cook, and returning to London, laid the foundation of the Hor- 
tus Kewensis of his friend Aiton. By his elegant and engaging” 
manners he gained the favor of those high in authority, and over- 
threw at court the old regime in the person of the great Dr. Hil. 
When a king’s botanist was to be appointed for the provinces 
Ellis and Collinson secured the place for their friend John Bar- 
tra 
wm. 
Linnzus had several occasional correspondents in America, 
though most of the plants seem to have been sent through Ellis 
and Collinson. 
His Excellency Cadwallader Colden, Governor of New York, 
addressed him stately and learned letters from his residence at 
Coldenham. He favored and assisted the enterprises of his stu- 
dent Peter Kalm, and facilitated his journeys through that part 
of North America. Linnzus named a genus for him, Coldenia- 
His daughter was an excellent botanist and had mastered the 
method of Linneus. John Ellis writes: “This young lady 
merits your esteem and does honor to your system; she f 
drawn and described 400 plants in your method only.” She 
figured and described the Gold-thread. Ellis sent her characters 
to Linneus and begged him to call this plant Coldenella. 
ohn Bartram was unwearied in his labors and gathered 
everything into his garden at Philadelphia that he eould lay his 
hands on. He was much beloved by Dr. Garden, of Charleston, 
and they visited each other often. When Bartram was appointed 
king’s botanist in America, Dr. Garden appeared to be greatly 
astonished. He wrote to Ellis: “Is it reallyso? Surely ohn 
is a worthy man; but yet to give the title of ‘king’s botanist’ to 
a man who can scarcely spell, much less make out the characters 
