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he kept, comparatively speaking, a little university. 
His pupils followed him thither, and those who were 
foreigners used to rent lodgings in the villages of 
Honby and Edeby, which were both contiguous to his 
villa. At the distance of about a quarter of a league 
from his rural abode, he erected a little building upon 
an eminence which commanded a view of the surround- 
ing country. In this he kept his collections of natural 
history, and delivered summer lectures in a familiar 
manner to his pupils and foreigners who came to 
reside at the above-mentioned villages. During these, 
the grave and solemn habit of a professor was laid 
aside, and that of a friendly companion, clothed in a 
dressing-gown, slippers, and a red fur cap, was as- 
sumed. 
To the titles with which King Frederick Adolphus 
honoured our great naturalist, he added his private 
friendship, and Linnreus was often admitted to his 
company. Natural history was a favourite pursuit 
of this prince, and a collection built in the Castle of 
Ulrichsdale, about half a league from Stockholm, 
rapidly increased under the superintendence and 
arrangement of Linnaeus, and furnished the materials 
for one of his most splendidly illustrated works 
entitled, “ Museum Regis Adolphi Frederici.” The 
Queen followed the tastes of her husband, and pos- 
sessed a private collection also arranged by Linnaeus. 
The leisure time in the summer vacations was often 
spent in these occupations, and the palaces of Ulrichs- 
