Life of LinncEus. 155 



July, 1731, and his last to Masson, an English botanical collector, in 

 1776. They consequently comprehend a space of forty-five years. 

 It must be observed, that notwithstanding the mental decay of his 

 latter years, Linnaeus was one of those whose literary lives are the 

 longest. His first work (Hortus Uplandicus*) was dated in 1731, 

 and the last (Planta Aphyteia,) in 1776, forming a duration of forty- 

 five years, during which the publications of this indefatigable man, 

 rapidly succeeded each other. Mr. Fee has given a very careful 

 chronological list of ihem. Almost at the same time, a learned Swe- 

 dish botanist, Mr. Wikstrom, published in his Conspectus literatures 

 hotanicce in Suecia, (1 vol. in 8vo. Holmia, 1831,) a list and a review 

 of the botanical writings of Linnaeus. 



The part of Mr. Fee's work relating to the correspondence of Lin- 

 naeus, being only an extract, need not detain us, but the third part 

 claims more attention, from its containing some curious anecdotes of 

 this eminent man. 



The relation of Linnaeus with Artedi, is that in which he shows 

 liimself in the most endearing light. On arriving at Upsal, in 1728, 

 Linnasus inquired for the student who evinced the most talent ; Arte- 

 di was named. The great naturalist soon entered into close intima- 

 cy with him ; they labored together at different branches of natural 

 history, and after a time of trial, each ceded to the other the parts 

 in which he appeared superior ; thus Linnaeus yielded to Artedi, 

 chemistry and ichthyology, and Artedi gave up to Linnaeus, plants, 

 birds and insects ; the two friends continued to work together upon 

 stones and quadrupeds, where they w^ere judged equal in strength. 

 This intimacy was interrupted by their travels ; they met again in Hol- 

 land in 1735. Linnasus presented Artedi to Seba, in order to aid him in 

 publishing his great work. Their meeting had re-established the ha- 

 bits of their youth of confiding to each other their labors, and of 

 mutual consultaiion. Artedi, unhappily fell into one of the canals 

 of Amsterdam and was drowned. Linnaeus engaged Mr. Cliffort to 

 buy his papers, and published, under his friend's name, the valuable 

 works which he had left upon the classification of fishes. 



The relations between Linnaeus and Dillenius commenced in a less 

 benevolent manner. This botanist, who, at the time of Linnaeus's 



* This work is very rare, and is not cited, either in the BiblioiJieque de Haller, 

 nor in the very recent and very accurate list of Wikstrom ; I point it out here agree- 

 ably to Mr. Fee. 



