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MEMOIR OF LINNAEUS. 
upon which the whole corps joined their chief to hear 
his demonstration and remarks. Linnaus was much 
impressed with the necessity of this mode of convey- 
ing instruction, and also of the utility of parties con- 
ducted in a similar way, to gain an intimate knowledge 
of the productions of any country. Their advantages 
have also been more lately shown, by the example 
being followed by the Professors of our Scotch Uni- 
versities, and the valuable additions which of late years 
have been made to a Flora comparatively well ex- 
plored. We trust that in another year the researches 
will have more varied objects. 
There is another circumstance, in the manner of 
teaching employed by Linmeus, too remarkable to be 
passed over, that of his rendering his pupils subservi- 
ent to the distribution of his own system, and of study- 
ing natural history for the advancement of the science, 
and not merely as a branch of polite education. By 
his ready flow of language, and the happy manner in 
which he communicated his ideas, he rendered the 
students converts from any system they might have 
previously adopted, and made them as enthusiastic as 
himself ; and when in distant lands, it was their pride 
to teach that system, and to defend it from the attacks 
of persons who thought it an impertinent innovation. 
In like manner did he imbue the minds of his pupils 
with a love for foreign travel and research in unknown 
countries, pointing out the delight of discovery in the 
most fascinating terms ; and it was equally their pride 
to make known their discoveries, and transmit their 
