PUPILS: KALM, HASSELQUIST 229 
15th September. After extensive travels, he quitted 
America on the 13th February, 1751, and came to 
Stockholm the 3rd June. While frequent letters had 
passed between Linne and Kalm, an illness which 
attacked Linne soon after, caused a delay in Kalm’s 
visit to Uppsala with his large collection of dried 
plants and seeds. Amongst these may be mentioned 
Vitis hederacea , the Virginian creeper. 
Kalm had scarcely begun his travels, before plans 
for another expedition were in progress. Among the 
then Uppsala students was Fredrik Hasselquist, who 
had distinguished himself in his studies, and of whom 
Linne wrote in eulogistic terms to the Academy of 
Science—that he was modest, polite, cheerful, and 
intelligent, but very poor. In his lectures, Linne had 
mentioned Palestine as one of the countries not 
sufficiently known, and this fired Hasselquist with the 
desire of travelling thither. He confided his wishes 
to his teacher, who felt himself obliged to point out 
the long distance, the many toils and dangers, the 
great expense which stood in the way, as well as his 
weak health and tendency to consumption. All was 
in vain, he was determined. By Linne’s hard work 
the funds were collected, and a free passage to 
Smyrna was granted on a vessel belonging to the 
Levant Company. 
With the small sum of 1,890 dalers in copper 
£\1 5s.] Hasselquist set out on the 7th August 
from Stockholm, and on the 26th November, landed 
at Smyrna, where he obtained quarters with his 
relation, Consul General Rydelius, there spending 
the winter. In the following March he travelled 
inland, and in May went to Egypt, where he stayed 
till March, 1751. His collections were rich, but his 
means were exhausted, till Linne and O. Celsius the 
younger, induced the Consistory to grant two more 
stipends, Hasselquist thus receiving assistance by this 
means, in all four faculties, an event which never 
occurred before or since. Linne redoubled his 
