ation at Burman’s gave him, valuable 
opportunities of increasing bis knowl¬ 
edge ; and under the roof of his new 
frienti, occupied with pursuits so <coiK 
genial to his taste, the winter season 
glided pleasantly and rapidly $ away. 
•.On the approach of spring r *he was a- 
gain on the point of setting out for 
Sweden, when the kindness of Boer- 
haave ©ace more interposed, and pre¬ 
vented his return home by recommend¬ 
ing him to another patron. . ; p* 
Xhe L) utcfa merchants and burgo¬ 
masters had long been remarkable for 
their love of gardening, and for the 
large sums they expended on rare 
' plants. Among these munificent dis¬ 
ciples of Flora, was George CKfiort, 
burgomaster of Amsterdam, and one of . 
the directors of the East India Compa¬ 
ny. His fortune was princely ; and 
his connexion with these traders in the 4 
