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ing from a natural fondness of his science : his father, on the contrary 
betrayed even in his conversation upon subjects relative to natural his- 
tory an enthusiastic predile6tion and a most scrutinizing zeal. 
The le&ure 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 le&ure 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 lecture hour had expired, the younger Linn/f.u s showed 
me the Casuar from Ceylon, of which the late Queen 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 very 
complaisant and attentive to his little companions, and looked down c 1 
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 Colwnnaris, so 
remarkable among the petrifications. He refused at first to accept of 
these small presents, unless 1 would take some others in return from ms 
own collections* 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 
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