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tinuation of the Mantissa, published in 1771 — Declining State of 

 his Health — In 1774, has an Attack of Apoplexy, followed by 

 Prostration of his Intellectual Powers — Another Attack in 1776, 



from the Effects of which, and Tertian Fever, he never recovers 



His Death in 1778 — Honours paid to his Memory, Page 307 



SECTION X. 



CORRESPONDENCE OF LINNAEUS. 



Linnseus's first Letter, addressed to Rudbeck in 1731 — His last, to 

 Dr Cusson in 1777 — Correspondence with Haller — With Dille- 

 nius, Ellis, and other English Naturalists, 322 



SECTION XI. 



CHARACTER OF LINNiEUS. 



Specific Character of Linnaeus — Remarks of Condorcet — Linnaeus's 

 Appearance and bodily Conformation — His Habits, mental Cha- 

 racteristics, Sociality, domestic Relations, Parsimony, and Gene- 

 rosity — His Forbearance towards his Opponents, Inaptitude for 

 the Acquisition of Languages, Love of Fame, moral Conduct, re- 

 ligious Feelings — Character of his Writings — Remarks on his 

 Classifications, 361 



SECTION XII. 



CATALOGUE OF THE WORKS OF LINNAEUS. 



Hortus Uplandicus — Florula Lapponica — Systema Naturae — Hy. 

 pothesis Nova de Febrium Intermittentium Causa — Fundamenta 

 Botanica — Bibliotheca Botanica — Musa Cliffortiana — Genera 

 Plantarum— Viridarium ClifFortianum— Caroli Linnasi Corolla- 

 rium Generum Plantarum — Flora Lapponica — Hortus Cliffortia- 

 nus — Critica Botanica — Petri Artedi, Sueci Medici, Ichthyol'o- 

 gia — Classes Plantarum, seu Systema Plantarum — Oratio de 



