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LINNAEUS 
holm he continued to work hard for its success. He 
rarely missed a meeting, until his contributions 
numbered ten, in addition to small paragraphs. 
Amongst these may be mentioned an observation 
from Dr. Wallerius on Gadflies on cattle, and another 
on Meadow-Sweet, Spircza jilipendula , which he 
suggested should be used as food in place of almonds. 
Definite decision as to the latter was postponed until 
Linnaeus in the summer of 1740 made experiments on 
it, but the paper was declined on the ground of gross 
blunders and mistakes. It may be taken that the 
savage attack which Wallerius soon afterwards made 
upon Linnaeus, to be related later, had its origin in 
this rejection. 
The quick success of the Academy naturally 
gladdened Linnaeus as well as the other founders. 
Two years after its foundation, it was able to add the 
epithet “ Royal ” to its title. It was also recognized 
by the “ Standerna,” or Estates of the Realm, as an 
authority, and questions were referred to it for its 
opinion. Thus the Commercial Committee wished 
for its verdict upon the native plants which might be 
serviceable as drugs, and a catalogue of such was 
drawn up by Linnaeus, for which he was thanked. 
The Manufacturers’ Committee put the question 
regarding the freedom from customs which the 
apothecaries enjoyed and the importation of foreign 
drugs, asking that they should be limited to a 
specified amount, but it was decided not to alter the 
regulations until equally good drugs should be raised 
in the country. For this reason Linnaeus’s fear of 
ill-will on the part of the apothecaries passed away, 
and the said catalogue was soon afterwards published 
in the Transactions. 
If we now put together what has previously been 
told of Linnaeus’s activity during his stay in Stock¬ 
holm, one cannot refrain from recognizing that it was 
astonishing. Yet there still remains something for 
his authorship besides that already enumerated. On 
