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the gardens and fields of the whole region around Upsala and 

 learned all the scientific names given in the books at his disposal. 

 The latter was not an easy matter, when we take into consider- 

 ation the form of scientific names at that period. For example, 

 the most approved name of the common blue-grass that adorns 

 our lawns was : " Gramen pratense paniculatum ma/us, laliore 

 folio, Poa Theophrasti." Other names of the same grass were: 

 " Gramen vidgo cognitum," " Gramen pratense majus vulgatus," 

 and " Gramen altemm et vulgare." In the first publication by 



cause than we to exclaim : " Those horrible Latin names ! " To 

 us the same plant is known as Poa pratensis L., the name adopted 

 by Linnaeus in his " Species Plantarum." 



The lectures given by Linnaeus for Professor Rudbeck became 

 very popular. This was especially the case after his return from 

 his Lapland journey. Some persons, especially Dr. Nils Rosen, 

 became jealous of his success and induced the University faculty 

 to pass a resolution by which no one who had not taken the 

 corresponding degree was permitted to give university lectures, 

 /ed his doctor's degree, and hence 



;where, Linnaeus decided to visit that coi 

 linations there. He received his do< 

 wijk, and afterwards went to Leyden, u 



time, Boerhaave, Burmann and 



1 Gronovius. George Clifford, the 



wealthy burgomaster of Amst 



erdam and president of the East 



India Company, was a great 1 



over of plants and had a splendid 



botanical garden at Hartecamp 



. as well as a rich library and her- 



barium. On the recommendati 



on of Boerhaave, Linnaeus became 



Clifford's physician and curat, 



Di- of his collections and garden. 



Here he lived in luxury, belov 



-ed as a son. 



Clifford furnished Linnaeus 



with means to publish five of his 



first books, "Systema Naturae,' 



" " Fundamenta Botanica," " Bibli- 



otheca Botanica," " Genera Pla 



ntarum " and " Flora Lapponica," 



