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LINNiEUS. 



attack of gout obliged him to relinquish for a time 

 all his occupations. 



On his recovery he laboured at his Philosophia 

 Botanica, which appeared in the following season, 

 together with an account of his journey to Scania. 

 During this and the preceding year, he sent out 

 several of his most distinguished pupils to travel in 

 various parts of the world. 



