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W0i-k appeared the fecond part. This was the firft 
publication of Linnaeus, and in this for the firft time 
appeared the fcience of botany in its fexual drefs. And 
upon this unequivocal teftimony of the fuccefs of his 
miflion, he was eleded a member of the Royal Aca- 
demy of Sciences. 
Encouraged by the academical honours beftowed 
upon him, and defirous of fupporting himfelf by the 
honeft exertions of his acquirements, in 1733 he gave 
leftures on botany, mineralogy and chemiftry. His 
fuperior knowledge in the two latter of thefe fciences, 
and the beautiful fimpUcity of his new fyftem in the 
former, foon procured him a numerous and attentive 
audience. But while he was thus beginning to gather 
the fruits of his induftry and labour, and foreleeing pro- 
bably the dilFufion of that fyftem upon the fuccefs of 
which all his hopes of preferment and wealth depended, 
an unfortunate circuroftance occurred, which with whaj- 
ever regret I relate it muft yet be told faithfully. 
Dr. Nicholas Rofen had fucceeded Rudbeck in the 
profelforfltip of medicine and anatomy ; and conceiving 
probably that the genius and reputation of Linnaeus flood 
foraething in the way of his own fame, or attrafted to 
his new doarines fomeof his own pupils, he determined 
to fupprefs him. In the ftatute.s of the univerftty it was 
decreed, that qo one fhould give public leisures till he 
bad attained the degree of Doftor. This qualification 
