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under the care of Dr. Solander, was constantly open for his inspect 

 tionjwith all its herbals and colleftions. 



The public and private botanical gardens, the royal botanical garden 

 at Rew, that at Chelsea, and that of the Marquis of Rockingham at 

 Wimbledon, became particular objeSs of his attention. He also visited 

 the principal museums of natural history, the libraries and menageries, 

 Sec. belonging to private persons both in and about London; amongst 

 others, those of the Dutchess of Portland, of Dr. William Hun- 

 ter, Sir AsHTON Lever, Dr. Fordyce, Dr. Fothergill, Dr. Pit- 

 cairn, Dr. Lettsom, Messrs. Gordon, Yeates, Lee, Malcolm, 

 Sec. Sec. 



Wherever he could find an opportunity of gratifying his scientific 

 curiosity, he eagerly sought after it ; and the enthusiastic love of bo- 

 tany and natural history which then prevailed in England, afforded him 

 everywhere the most cordial reception, and the profoundest respeQ for 

 that name which his father had rendered so celebrated. 



Among the men, who first made known the Linn^an system of 

 botany in Engla^id, was the celebrated Dutch naturalist, Peter Cam- 

 per*. He had recommended it in the most particular manner during 

 his first residence in this country, from 1748 till the summer of 1749. 

 He found an opportunity in his intercourse with Sir Hans Sloane, 

 Dr. Smellxe, Dr. Hill, Collinson, Catesby, &c. &:c. to show to 

 the British naturalists and botanists, how plants were to be examined 

 according to the method of Linnaeus. His demonstrations excited 

 admiration and roused to and fro a spirit of investigation. ' 



• Born at Lejden, May nth, 1723, and died April 7th, 1789. This account comes from 

 a person who was personally acquainted with Linn^us, Camper and Solander. See 

 Levecbez Van Camper, by his son, A. G. Camper. Liieivarden, 1791. 



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