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sharing linen and garments at Hammarby. The 
latter was a neighbour, his estate being Edeby close 
by. Linne showed them both much sympathy, sharing 
their sorrows, when the former lost his wife, and, 
through drowning, his dearest son; while the latter, 
Ihre, also became a widower. 
Yet another one must be mentioned, who during 
a long succession of years was closely connected with 
Linne in his authorship; this was Lars Salvius, the 
publisher of the greater number of Linne’s printed 
books. The first connection between them seems to 
have been in May, 1745, when an author’s honorarium 
of 18 copper dalers [nine shillings] for each printed 
sheet of the “Flora” and “Fauna suecica ” was 
granted by Salvius, and proved so satisfactory to 
both, that Salvius undertook the issue also of the 
tenth and twelfth editions of “ Systema Naturae,” 
“ Genera plantarum,” Editions V. and VI., both 
editions of “ Species plantarum,” “ Hortus Up- 
saliensis,” “ Materia medica,” “ Amoenitates ” and 
others, and the “ Mantissa ” of 1771, as long as 
Linne’s strength held out, but Salvius died in 1773. 
There was no unpleasantness between them, though 
in later days Linne complained that there was “ bad 
paper, worn-out type, and carelessness as to correc¬ 
tions,” but on the other hand, “ he always paid as 
promised, and always promptly.” He also acted as 
commissioner for Linne, in distributing letters and 
packets of the greatest importance. Agreements 
about the issue of new works were verbally made, and 
written contracts appear never to have been drawn 
up, Linne observing, “ My days are running out, and 
what I have to do must be done quickly. We are 
both old, and I believe equally old.” 
