HISTORY .OF ‘THE SCIENCE. AAT 
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SEVENTH EPOCH. 
From Linn: till. Hepwic. 
Or from:1735 to 1782. 
Linné demonstrates the presence of sexes in plants, 
shews the only right way to constitute genera, in- 
vents a new system, and arranges accordingly all 
known plants. His pupils disperse all over the globe, 
and discover new plants. His system becomes known 
throughout all Europe, and every where finds adher- 
ents. Hedwig at last discovers the flowers of mosses. 
Carolus de Linné was born in the Swedish village 
Rooshoolt, in the province Smaland, May 23, 1707. 
His father, a clergyman, wanted him to study di- 
-vinity ; the-gay youth, however, preferred the open 
air, and the gathering of plants. ‘This made his 
father destine him for a shoemaker. ‘Thus, had not 
the provincial physician at Wexioe, Rothmann, in- 
terested himself for him, and persuaded his father 
to let him study medicine, Linné’) great genius 
would have been for ever suppressed. Linné spent 
his academical life under a great many hardships, 
and in great poverty. Celsus, Professor of Divi- 
nity at Upsal, and’ Rudbeck, at last, began to favour 
him. He travelled at the expence of the academy 
through Lapland, got after his return, acquainted with 
the daughter of Dr Moraeus, afterwards his wife, 
who presented him with money to go to Holland to 
take his degree. Boerhaave recommended him to 
Dr Cliffort, of whose garden and herbarium he had 
full 
