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LINNAEUS 
Linnaeus did not spare his activities this year, for 
knowing how to use his time, worked night and day 
to amplify the notes which he had sketched out at 
Uppsala. Quite early in his stay with Clifford, his 
“ Systema Naturae,” “ Fundamenta” and “ Bibliotheca 
botanica ” were in the press, but before these were 
completed, he began the final revision and printing of 
two other works (both of which are to-day considered 
classics) and thoroughly confirmed the great reputation 
the young author had already secured. One was 
“ Genera plantarum ” dedicated to Boerhaave, who 
afterwards expressed himself in the most flattering 
terms about this work, “ as displaying to the astonished 
reader unceasing industry, uncommon consistency, 
and unequalled learning,” and “ Flora lapponica ” 
which was admittedly that whose publication both in 
and outside Holland was awaited with the greatest 
eagerness, as on it he had bestowed especial care and 
attention. It has already been mentioned (p. 86) 
that after his Lapland journey he was busily occupied 
at Uppsala with drafting this flora, but the manuscript 
thus prepared in Holland underwent a thorough and 
time-consuming revision, by which not only its 
extent, but its scientific value was considerably 
increased, which can be proved by comparison of the 
manuscript, now at Uppsala, with the printed volume. 
Its publication was effected with special difficulties 
and very great expense, but willing helpers were 
found, and even a society formed in Amsterdam, to 
undertake the plates. Linnaeus hoped that it would 
be issued early in 1737, but he feared it might be late 
in the year, before that happened. Both “ Flora ” 
and “ Genera plantarum ” were dated 1737. 
During this work, and probably through consulta¬ 
tion with Artedi, there arose in Linnaeus a great 
desire to visit England to see the large museums there 
and to make acquaintance with its most eminent 
naturalists. He hoped also to find plants there for 
Clifford’s garden. The latter readily gave per- 
