42 LIP* OP LINNJEBS. 
were Olaus Rudbeck, and Roberg, both 
old men. This circumstance, which at 
first seemed unfavourable for him, prov¬ 
ed advantageous in several instances, as 
jou will hereafter see. But for the 
present, clouds and darkness seemed to 
rest on his path. 
The greatest naturalist and botanist 
in Sweden at that time was Olaus Cel¬ 
sius ; first professor of divinity, and af¬ 
terwards head of the chapter of Upsal. 
Linnaeus had hoped to gain much from 
the learning and experience of this great 
man. In this he was at first completely 
disappointed, as, on arriving at Upsal, 
he found that Celsius had been called 
to Stockholm on official business. 
Ardent and indefatigable as ever, but 
