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LINNAEUS 
there. This attempt failed, as neither the Lapps nor 
settlers would try any new methods. Gyllengrijp 
again appealed to the King asking that Linnaeus 
might be commissioned to undertake a new journey 
to Norrland and Lapland, but this also was 
unsuccessful. 
After a long period of friendship between the two 
pushing and competitive young men, Carl Linnaeus 
and Nils Rosen, a cloud now arose between them. In 
a wordy quarrel a sharp word fell which made a deep 
impression on Linnaeus, so that he, rightly or wrongly, 
now saw an adversary in Rosen, willing to damage 
his future and to put hindrances in his way of gaining 
a living by instruction. The misunderstanding did 
not last long, these unhappy feelings being gradually 
dissipated. Among those with whom Linnaeus be¬ 
came acquainted during his visit to Falun, was the 
Governor, Baron Nils Esbjornson Reuterholm. He 
heard Linnaeus give an account of his Lapland jour¬ 
ney, and being charmed, suggested that he should 
travel through Dalecarlia at the Governor’s expense, 
and describe it as he had done Lapland. 
How delighted Linnaeus was at this is hardly 
credible. Without delay he made arrangements for 
the journey and hastened to Falun, where he enjoyed 
the hospitality of Reuterholm, and not only received 
all that was wanted, but also a generous sum for the 
journey’s prosecution. 
Already the ample funds for the journey made the 
Dalecarlian trip entirely different from the poorly 
equipped Lapland one, but other differences may be 
given. No one had accompanied Linnaeus to Lap- 
land, but in this case, certain of the Uppsala students 
offered to accompany him at their own expense. He 
therefore formed a society with laws for orderly 
conduct. 
The members of the “ Societas itineraria Reuter- 
holmiana ” were eight in number, whose posts were 
assigned as follows : 
