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The Floral King. 109
however, a change for the better took place, and his
callous countrymen at last awoke to a recognition of
his great merits, and the number of his patients
increased daily, until they soon became very
numerous.
Swen Hedin wrote in his Academical panegyric,
“ Linnzeus was forced for a long time to renounce his
devotion to flowers and instead serve under the
ensign of Esculapius. He now needs must turn his
eyes from what was beautiful, and full of life in
nature, to succour suffering and agonised humanity.
However, he fulfilled his duties with great success,
and he was sought even by the highest functionaries
of the Court. Linnzus gradually became acquainted
with many learned and eminent men. The Royal
Academy of Science in Stockholm was founded in
1739 by Captain Triewald, in conjunction with the
members of the nobility, Hopken, Bjelke, Ceder-
hjelm, and the zealous Swedish patriot, Jonas
Ahlstrom, (creator of a native industry of woollen
manufactures), and of this Academy Linnzus was
made first President. Shortly afterwards he was
sent for by Count Carl Gustaf Tessin, the Speaker in
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