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(1888) [MARC] Author: Albert Alberg
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The Floral King. 93°

Dillenius agreed to perform this work, but from
various causes was prevented from effecting it, and
no visible fruit of his labour was left at his death.
Dillenius had, however, amongst other things,
published Hortus Elthamensis, which became very
famous, but his principal work was Historia
Muscorum, Oxford, 1741, 4 vols., with 85 plates,
in which 600 species were described, and is con-
sidered a cleverer work, that has handed this
author’s: name to posterity. However, neither did
Dillenius receive Linnzeus well at first, and said
of him, “This is the young man who brings con-
fusion into Botany.” But also he changed his
opinion, and became a most ardent supporter of
Linneus’s system. He prevailed upon Linnzus,
at last, to remain a whole month with him, and
the two friends were scarcely ever apart during
the day; and when, finally, Linnzus was com-
pelled to leave, Dellenius said, with tears in his
eyes, ‘“‘Dear friend, remain with me; let us live
and die together; my salary is sufficient for us
both.

Linneus himself, in a letter of this period to his

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