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LINN^US IN HOLLAND. 



" best to answer your purpose. Besides, he is also an excellent botanist, 

 " and will arrange your garden at Hartecamp.'" 



Cliffort quite charmed with this proposal, lost no time in having 

 it executed. Burmann and Linn^us were invited to come to Harlt- 

 camp. They went into the garden, and saw the plants and hot-houses, 

 which contained many rare and curious produflions from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. LiNNTEUs examined and pointed out those which were known, 

 and those which were new. His display of knowledge struck and en- 

 raptured Cliffort. The conversation on botany was prolonged, and 

 the parties then went to the library. Burmann found there the se- 

 cond part of an excellent work written by Sir Hans Sloan e, entided 

 The Natural History of Jamaica, which he had not yet seen. " I have 

 " two copies of this work," said Cliffort, " and you may have this, 

 « if you will give me Linnaeus by way of exchange." 



Cliffort now offered terms to Linn^us, consisting in a proposal 

 of free board and lodging, and a pecuniary allowance of one ducat a 

 day, or looo florins per annum. An offer of this nature could not 

 leave room for hesitation. Who could have been more rejoiced than 

 LiNN.'Eus, at finding a sphere of operation so eligible for, and coinci- 

 dent with his wishes. 



Before we accompany Linnaeus to his new residence at Hartecamp, 

 which became the school of his greatness, we shall first mention a ca- 

 tastrophe which rendered the year 1735 for ever memorable to him. 



When he still resided at Leydcn, he had the unexpe61ed pleasure of 

 meeting there Artedi, the friend of his youth, and the companion of 

 his studies. The latter had left Sweden before Linn.-eus in 1734, and 

 went over to England for the purpose of making greater improvement 



