MEMOIR OF LINNiEUS. 
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considerable scientific acquirements, and a lover of 
botany, and he also thought that the fame of her Uni- 
versity was of the utmost consequence to Upsala. 
Through the means of this gentleman, permission was 
obtained that the whole should be laid out anew. 
Plans were obtained from the King’s architect, and 
stoves, a greenhouse, and a mansion for the professor, 
were soon finished. A gardener, whom Linnseus had 
formerly known with Mr Clifford, was also engaged, 
and by the assistance of the friends whom he had ac- 
quired during his short visits to London and Paris, the 
collection of plants was soon increased to above eleven 
nundred species, independent of those indigenous to 
Sweden. In a few years the garden at Upsala ranked 
equal, if not superior, to similar establishments in 
Europe. 
Linnaeus now continued an uninterrupted career, fol- 
lowing out his duties as professor, and improving the 
garden. The number of students became increased 
nearly one thousand,* and the fame of the University 
extended over Europe, and even to America. He 
always made summer excursions at the head of his 
pupils, who frequently attended him to the amount of 
two hundred. They went in parties to explore dif- 
ferent districts of the country ; whenever some rare or 
remarkable plant, or some other natural curiosity, was 
discovered, a signal was given by a horn or trumpet, 
* The usual number of students was 500 ; and in 1759, while 
Linnaeus was rector, they amounted to 1500. 
