8 LINNZEUS. 
He was next appointed to the laborious under- 
taking of exploring Lapland; agriculture and 
botany were the branches to which he was re- 
quired to direct his attention. 
18, 1732. He commenced the journey in 
high spirits and in love with nature; he traveled 
on horseback, and carried his whole baggage on 
his back. In his ‘‘ Flora Lapponica’’ he has eulo- 
gized the country as all that could be desired— 
happy and smiling, free from many diseases and 
the scourge of war, while its inhabitants are said 
to be innocent and primitive, displaying the great- 
est hospitality and kindness toa stranger. In this 
journey he traveled over the greater part of Lap- 
land, skirting the borders of Norway, and returned 
to Upsala by the Gulf of Rothnia, having passed 
over an extent of several thousand miles. He 
considered his labors amply remunerated by the 
information he had gained, and the discovery of 
new plants in the higher mountains, with the 
payment of his expenses, amounting to about £10. 
In order to better his condition of life, medicine 
must be obtained, and he resolved to proceed to 
the University of Vardersis sk, 
Upon his arrival there he was introduced to the 
professors, wrote and defended his theses, and 
finally received his degree of M. D., with a diploma 
containing testimonials of his abilities. 
At the commencement of his journey home- 
wards, the first place where Linnzeus remained 
ste 
gained the friendship of the celebrated Boer- 
