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however, he enjoyed pleafures and privileges 

 fcarcely at that time to be met with elfewhere in 

 the world ; that of a garden excellently ftored 

 with the fineft exotics, and a library furnifhed 

 with aimoft every botanic author of note. How 

 happy he found himfelf in this fituation, thofe 

 only who have felt the fame kind of ardour can 

 conceive. 



Whilft in Holland^ our author was recom- 

 mended by Boerhaave to fill the place, then va- 

 cant, of phyfician to the Dutch fettlement at Suri- 

 nam ; but he declined it, on account of his hav- 

 ing been educated in fo oppofite a climate. He 

 recommended, however, to that department a 

 young German phyfician of great merit, who had 

 the misfortune to fall a facrifice, partly to the 

 climate, and partly perhaps to ill ufage from the 

 governor, in half a year after his arrival : A 

 circumftance which Linn^^us has very pathe- 

 tically lamented in the Flora Suecica^ N® 515, when 

 treating of a plant to which he has given this 

 gentleman's name. 



Befides being favoured with the particular 

 patronage and friendfhip of Boerhaave and Mr. 

 Clifford^ as is above-m^entioned, our author had alfo 

 the pleafure of being contemporary with, and of 

 reckoning among the number of his friends, many 

 other learned perfons, who have fince proved orna- 

 inents to their profeffion, and whofe meric has 

 moft defervedly raifed them to fame and honour. 

 Among thefe we may properly mention Dr. John 

 Burman, profefifor of botany at Amfterdam^ whole 

 name and family are well known in the republic of 



letters. 



