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instigation that Linne’s pupil J. J. Haartman published 
his teacher’s “ Indelning i Svenska orteriket ” [Intro¬ 
duction to Swedish Botany], in 1753, dedicated to his 
patroness, and as she loved the cultivation of flowers, 
many rarities found their way from Uppsala to the 
garden and plant-houses at Akero. 
Next to Tessin, the Crown Prince, Adolf Fredrik 
(afterwards King), and his consort, Lovisa Ulrika, 
must be mentioned as Linne’s powerful supporters. 
The first meeting took place in 1744, when the Prince 
paid his first visit to Uppsala, the Rector and four 
Professors (among them Linne), being deputed to give 
them a most humble greeting on their reaching the 
boundary of the county. Two years later, the Prince 
came again, when Linne was the recipient of a special 
mark of distinction, His Royal Highness bestowing 
upon him two gold medals—many of the academic 
notabilities only receiving one. Soon after he 
dedicated his “ Westgota resa ” to the Princess. 
This intercourse with Royalties was not transient, 
but became permanent. In Sweden there was a 
practice of collecting, and as many new curiosities were 
constantly arriving in the kingdom, influential persons 
were continually increasing their stores. There was 
therefore nothing surprising that the Princess should 
share the prevailing taste, the beginning being made by 
the purchase of a splendid collection of shells and 
insects, bought in Holland, thus laying the foundation 
of the natural history cabinet at Drottningholm. Linne 
was summoned to describe them, in April, 1751. 
In that year Adolf Fredrik ascended the throne, 
and the Queen’s conversation with Linne awaking 
the King’s desire to form a similar collection 
of his own, three years later, Linne declared that 
“ His Majesty’s cabinet has become the largest in 
the world; it would be hard to add anything to it.” 
Linne was commissioned to describe these treasures, 
and he entered upon the task with so much briskness, 
that he wrote to Back, “ I have been writing night and 
