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« 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 Linnaus were invited to come to Harte- 
eamp. They went into the garden, and saw the plants and hot-houses, 
which contained many rare and curious productions from the Cape of Good 
Hope. Linnaeus 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, entitled 
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 byway of exchange.” 
Cliffort now offered terms to Linnaeus, consisting in a proposal 
of free board and lodging, and a pecuniary allowance of one ducat a 
day, or 1000 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 v ' b his wishes. 
before we accompany Linneus to his new residence at Hartecamp , 
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which became the school of his greatness, we shall first mention a ca- 
tastrophe which endered the year 1735 for ever memorable to him. 
When lie tl resided at Leyden , he had the unexpected pleasure of 
meeting there Artedi, the friend of his youth, and the companion of 
his studies. The latter had left Sweden before Linnjeos in 17345 and 
went over to England for the purpose of making greater improvement 
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