* Oxford, although as jet.they were not 
genei^Il y dispersed throughout Europe. 
There *vas no country Liunxus more 
ard^tly desired to visit tiian England, 
and he gladly acceded to the wishes of 
his patron. Cliffort, however, was be-^ 
cptne so attached to him, thathej&jtipu- 
lated for as short an absence as the 4 
business he went on would admit. 
Linnaeus set out oh his ^K^adition : 
and besides other recommendations to \ 
051611 pi science, he carried a let tel of^v 
introduction from Roerhaave to Sir 
Hans Sloane, jrho was m England as ' 
important a character, as a phjsiciaa 
and a naturalist, as Boerhaave was in 
Holland. ;3£he letter contained this 
