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The Floral King. 17
more from him, and besides, the young student had
already carefully and practically studied those herbs
and plants, insects and animals, which were to be
found in his neighbourhood.
It was now high time for him to proceed to the
University, when new troubles arose. His father
had consented to Carl privately studying medicine
and botany, under Dr. Rothman; but he still
cherished the hope that, once arrived at the
University, he would seriously apply himself to
the study of Theology. As yet Pastor Linnzeus
had forborne to tell his wife that their son wished
to become a physician, as he knew that would
grieve her even more than “
if he were to change
religion.” However, it could no longer be kept
secret from her: she was quite inconsolable, for
.the medical profession-had very little préstige in
those days, and she felt great remorse at the love
she herself had borne the flowers, even before her
son had been born, and she put all the blame on the
innocent plants, and sternly forbade her second son,
Samuel, ever to devote himself to such a useless
and unprofitable study as that of herbs and flowers.
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