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ing from a natural fondness of his science : his father, on the contrary 

 betrayed even in his conversation upon subjeQs relative to natural his- 

 tory an enthusiastic predile8ion and a most scrutinizing zeal. 



The lecture which the younger Linnaeus gave, was upon the classes 

 of the plants, with five stamina, many living ones were exposed in 

 garden pots in the lefture room, then taken out of the mould, di- 

 vided into small branches, and distributed among those of the audience, 

 who were the most attentive. 



When the leclure hour had expired, the younger Linn^us showed 

 me the Casuar from Ceylon, of which the late Oueen Dowager of 

 Sweden had made a present to his father. This large bird was uncom- 

 monly tame, moved about with a grave strut, and eyed attentively every 

 body that would notice him. He had in his company two English ban- 

 tams, with their bantlings. The gigantic Casuar showed himself ver)^ 

 complaisant and attentive to his little companions, and looked down on 

 the ground at every strut he made, as if he was apprehensive lest he 

 should crush any of his little chucking companions. 



At another visit to Linnaeus I showed him a very rare shell, both 

 halves of which were remarkable for their earner ce. As it seemed new and 

 unknown to him, I gave him a specimen, to which I added a still greater 

 curiosity, namely a well-dried original of the Asteria Cchivinaris, so 

 remarkable among the petrifications. He refused at first to accept of 

 these small presents, unless I would take some others in return from his 

 own colleftions, and proposed to me to take a ride with him to his villa 

 at Hammarby. 



This excursion however did not take place. At another visit our 

 conversation turned again upon mineralogy. I showed him a rough 



and 



