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In another contrivance, meant exclusively for 
scientific purposes, one may yet see traces on the slope 
consisting of rocky ground and open towards the 
south-west below the museum, he naming it “ Siberia.” 
Here he planted preferably plants from Russia, seeds 
being sent to him by the Czarina. In May, eyen yet, 
it is glorious from the yellow flowered Corydalis 
nobilis. Linne became more and more attached to 
the place, and the quiet countryside, and he hastened 
“ to my rusticity ” as he called it, as soon as the holi¬ 
days began, using it even in winter, though the 
temperature of the unheated museum did not allow 
him to stay long among his collections and books. 
Not less did his daughters enjoy the fresh life in free 
nature, in the cherry and plum orchards, where each 
of them had her own trees. Here particular friends 
were often invited, and there too the silver wedding 
of the parents was celebrated on the 9th July, 1764. 
After Linne’s death, Hammarby belonged to his 
widow who lived there till her own death in 1806. It 
passed then to the youngest daughter, Sophia, and 
her husband, Proctor Chr. Duse, then to their 
daughter, Johanna Elizabeth Sophia, married to Chief 
Director F. M. Ridderbjelke, and next to their son, 
Master of the Chase, Carl Ridderbjelke. In the 
Riksdag of 1844, a motion by Baron J. G. von Pay- 
kull that the Linnean estate should be acquired by 
the State as a memorial to the great naturalist, was 
brought forward, but eventually thrown out. The 
question was again raised by F. Asker in 1878, which 
led to an appeal to the King; later, both Houses 
decided without a yote that the whole property should 
be bought for 30,000 kronor [about1,656]. The 
rest of the property, not then bought, was acquired by 
the Uppsala University. 
After the purchase was concluded, certain work 
had to be carried out, partly to preserve the buildings, 
partly for their restoration to their former condition. 
This was specially needed as regards the wings; the 
