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Swedish, and the task of ascertaining and describing 
the plants and vegetable productions mentioned in the 
Holy Scriptures, was intrusted to his care. In the 
same year, we find him writing to Pennant in London, 
with all the enthusiasm of a young man entering upon 
a favourite study. “ Long ago have I been informed, 
that my countryman. Dr Troil, has brought with him 
your presents, which I so eagerly expected. He arrived 
' here the day before yesterday, and delivered your 
Synopsis Quadrupedum and your Indian Zoology. I 
return you my warmest thanks for each. I will 
peruse and reperuse your Synopsis a thousand times. 
I find much beauty and utility in it, and will study 
it thoroughly. After having read the work, I will ask 
you many questions, and never prove ungrateful to 
you ; I will enter into no dispute about methods. I 
wish to God I could see your other works, especially 
that on birds ; how much knowledge, which I am 
deprived of, might I collect from them ! Farewell — 
you’ll hear more from me next time.” 
In the year following, he composed his final essay. 
The king had received from Surinam a collection of 
curious plants preserved in spirits, with the fruit and 
flowers entire, and with much liberality presented them 
to Linnieus. Linmeus composed a catalogue- of the 
whole, making out thirteen new genera, and about 
forty undescribed species. One of these he dedicated 
to his sovereign, under the title of Gustavia Augusta, 
as the truest way by which he could express his 
gratitude for the great distinctions conferred upon 
