PREFECT OF THE BOTANIC GARDEN 253 
Prefect, and much writing, was the question of the 
stable manure obtained from the University stables, 
to be used in the garden. The Royal Castle gardens 
in Uppsala were at that time worked by a gardener 
named Burman, who managed to intercept much of 
the manure for his own use in forcing vegetables and 
melons for sale, to the prejudice of the botanic garden. 
Linne protested against this breach of contract. After 
each order by the Consistory, Burman managed to 
evade it, and on four occasions, Linne had to appeal 
to the Consistory. These irregularities might have 
gone on further, had not Burman died in 1764. His 
successor tried to copy Burman’s action, but was 
stopped in 1768. 
The younger Rudbeck had begun to maintain 
a zoological department in the garden, which Linne 
decided to increase. In 1747, the Crown Prince gave 
a living Indian bear; in 1751, sundry birds; in 1754, 
guinea-pigs; and in 1757, a matchless cockatoo. In 
after years there came an ape, a monkey, and four 
kinds of parrots, also a young ourang-outang, and gold 
fish. New contributions still came, so that in 1769, 
there were eight monkeys, an Indian bear, an aguti, 
guinea-pigs, five parrots, musk ducks, peacocks, guinea- 
fowl, and other animals. The Queen Lovisa Ulrika 
gave a cassowary which lived long in the garden, and 
the King was also a generous donor. 
These animals, especially the monkeys, and the 
observation of their mode of living, provided much 
amusement for Linne. Among the birds, parrots were 
his favourites, one especially entertaining him greatly. 
It used to sit on his shoulder, sharing his meals. 
When therefore the parrot felt hungry it would say, 
“ Mr. Carl, it is twelve o’clock.” It had taught itself 
another trick; when anyone knocked at the door, it 
would imitate Linne’s voice and say, “ Sti’in ” [Step 
in] to the astonishment of the entrant who found no 
one in the room. The parrot sat still and silent, but 
when the visitor went out and knocked again, the trick 
