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“ tarum with me to Germany , and to get it printed there. I promised him 
“ I would. A little before my departure, I put him in mind of the proposal 
« he had made; but he then told me, that he would wait Thun berg’s 
u return from his travels, to publish the discoveries of the latter in the 
« Supplement, and to send me the manuscript, as soon as every thing 
« should have been inserted in its proper place. But Thun berg did 
« not return till after the death of Linnaeus. He arrived, and com- 
ic municated his new plants and their charafters to the son of his great 
tt master, who arranged them in their right order, and sent me the ma- 
ce nuscripts in the autumn of 1779, to be printed. I perused it, s* down 
u jny doubts and observations, and sent them to Linn.eus. A corres- 
u pondence then began between us, which lasted almost the "'hole of 
«* the ensuing winter. After this, 1 had copied it afresh, and egan to 
it get it quite ready for the press; I was howeve t , prevented, by the 
“ botanical tour through the ele£lorate of Hanover, with which h Bki- 
« tannic Majesty had expressly charged me. I got it ready at-last, in 
« the winter between 1780 and 178s. The work was to be printed at 
ci Hanover , under my immediate inspection ; but it did not take place. 
« I agreed afterwards for the printing of the work at Brunswick , in the 
« asylum. The principals of the Orphan Asylum procured new types 
“ for this purpose, printed it off in the summer of 1781, and paid an 
« honorary of two ducats per sheet, which I sent to Linnjeus after 
« his return from England. Messrs. Du Roi and Pott at Brunswick^ 
« were so kind, while I travelled about, to take care of the correspon- 
« dence.” 
Thus, after so many obstacles, the liberal and unremitting efforts 
of a German friend of Linn^us, effe&ed the publication of a work, 
the 
