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126 The Floral King.
own hands. The Consistory was peremptorily com-
manded to propose Linnzus for the professorship,
and thus at last, in 1741, he was appointed, but got
the Chair of Medicine and Anatomy, which was not
the one he desired.
Before he entered upon his new duties, he was
requested by the Diet to make a voyage to the two
islands of Gothland and Oland, Swedish possessions
in the Baltic, to examine the natural history objects
of these places.
On his return, in the autumn, he removed to
Upsala, where he was watched by jealous eyes, but
where he was to find his proper field in life. Rosén
and Linneus agreed to exchange their respective
professorial chairs, that each might become filled
by the right man, for Rosén was acknowledged to
be great in Anatomy, while he could in no way com-
pare with Linnzus in Botany. This exchange took
place in 1742, and from that moment Linnzus be-
came his country’s pride. To study Botany in
Upsala, under Linnzus, became an ambition to
many. Disciples came from many lands, some
of whom paid large sums for the privilege of listen-
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