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Linne took the latter into his own house, where she 
lived for several years. An account of this dis¬ 
tinguished cultivator will be found in the “ Gardeners’ 
Chronicle,” III. lvii. (1915) p. 359. 
Upon Nietzel’s death, a period of anxiety and hard 
work for Linne supervened. Owing to the dear times 
a suitable gardener could not be obtained, the stipend 
available being only that of a day labourer. Conse¬ 
quently Linne had to act as his own gardener, every 
day in the week, day and night. It was not until 1758 
that any improvement took place. 
A Demonstrator was needed for the garden, and 
ultimately the younger Linne was appointed, at that 
time eighteen years old. This action of Linne has 
been blamed, but though it cannot be denied that the 
appointment was peculiar, no better person at the time 
was available. He lived in the garden itself, and from 
his tenderest years was familiar with its administration. 
At first and for an indefinite period the salary was of 
the scantiest, whilst no small sacrifice of time and 
trouble was required. He had listened to his father’s 
lectures, demonstrations, and herborizations, from the 
time he could walk, so that no one of his years could 
compete with him in botany. In the autumn he was 
awarded a small royal stipend, and in the following 
year, was to serve as an amanuensis with increased 
remuneration and perquisites. 
The young Linne entered at once upon his duties, 
his father sparing no pains to encourage him as a 
botanist. He did not, however, seem to take his duties 
very seriously, this being evident from the descriptions 
he drew up of rare plants, and his intention to bring 
out a second volume of his father’s “ Hortus 
Upsaliensis ” was never fulfilled. As an instance of 
his idea of his duties, the following list drafted in 1772 
may serve: 
The Demonstrator’s objects must be: 
1. To teach students the parts of animals and 
plants. 
