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LINNiEUS 
ever, was in vain; he determined to go back in spite 
of all offers, all comforts and honours in the 
place where all botanists sought him as an oracle, 
for Linnaeus’s sweetheart drew his mind towards 
Sweden. 
With feelings of the warmest gratitude, to which 
he gave handsome expression in the preface to “ Hortus 
Cliffortianus,” he took farewell on the 7th October, 
1737, of his “one botanic Maecenas” Clifford from 
whom he had received, besides his agreed salary, a 
sum of 100 ducats [^23 10s. iod.] on account of the 
“ Hortus Cliffortianus.” His intention was to go to 
Paris and stay a short time there, after that to travel 
into Germany and visit Ludwig at Leipzig, and Haller 
at Gottingen, especially to work up mosses with the 
latter, and then to go straight home. In writing to 
Haller, he expresses his fear that he would not be able 
to come to him very soon, as he wished to stay at 
Leyden, and there bid adieu to> his friends and 
acquaintances. 
This fear was justified. Professor van Roijen was 
aghast that Linnaeus should so soon leave the place, 
and offered him every advantage if he would remain 
with him for half a year, to put the academic garden in 
order, to help him in his work, and demonstrate 
“ Fundamenta botanica.” Boerhaave, Gronovius and 
others, who wanted to keep Linnaeus permanently in 
Holland, did their utmost to upset his plans of travel, 
and as a result, he decided to remain in Leyden to the 
end of February, 1738. What caused so much hesita¬ 
tion was the fear that Clifford would probably be hurt, 
as indeed he was, but Linnaeus endeavoured to excuse 
himself by stating that he remained for no other reason 
than to honour himself and his worthy friend Mijnheer 
Clifford. This was in a certain degree consonant with 
truth, as the relations between Clifford and Linnaeus 
would be publicly made known in so brilliant a 
University, and would further honour the name of 
Linnaeus, as he had in “ Hortus Cliffortianus ” and his 
