race of peasants. Some of these had, 
howerer, quitted their rustic calling, to 
pursue the study of literature ; and 
changing their name with their occu¬ 
pation, they had, in fhe seventeenth 
century, assumed that of Lindelius, or 
1 lhander, (linden-tree-man,) from a 
large linden or lime-tree, whirl grew 
“ the vlclnit J of their dwelling. The 
practice of adopting a new name from 
some external circumstance, is not un¬ 
usual m Sweden. The father of the 
naturalist followed the example his kin- 
Jed had set him. The family linden- 
ree was still standing; and he borrow¬ 
ed from ,t the name of Linmeus, which 
d7:cT, 0f a i3 . SOnhaS8iDCere nder- 
edsocelebmtedmevery quarter of , he 
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