to study medicine and entered with that view the University of 

 Lund, which was nearest his home, but remained there only one 

 year, learning that there were better facilities at Upsala. At the 

 latter place he soon became acquainted with Professors Rudbeck 

 and Celsius, two of the most prominent scientists of that time. 



many duties to perform, soon asked Lin 

 public lectures in Botany. The income ! 

 means to support himself and linked r 

 study. He became acquainted with pr; 



le former, who had 

 ; to give for him the 

 these gave Linnaeus 

 loser to his favorite 

 lly all the plants of 



