treated him and his opinions with harsh¬ 
ness and bitter injustice. Amongst 
these, the foremost was Siegesbeck, 
professor of botany at St. Petersburgh, 
whose criticisms were not merely se¬ 
vere ; they were really abusive. The 
odium thrown on* him by such ungen¬ 
erous opponents, operated greatly to his 
disadvantage. He detailed his difficul¬ 
ties to taron Haller, who loved and 
valued him, and wrote to him in reply, 
in a style of condolence highly flatter¬ 
ing. “Be happy in your destinies,” 
he said; “you, of whom Flora con¬ 
ceives 'greater hopes than of all other 
botanists. Return once more to gentler 
dimes.” He then offered to relinquish 
the professorship of botany at Gottingen 
to him, and the direction of the botanic 
garden there, if he would come into 
Germany. 
At the moment this offer reached 
Linnseus, his prospects were evidently 
