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The Floral King. 85
accompanied him, and when there he told Linnzus
that he wished to offer him the place of house-
physician, and manager of the grand and beautiful
gardens, which at once captivated the ardent horti-
culturist. This was an offer not to be despised, and
although Burmannus was unwilling to allow Lin-
neus to leave him, still he was obliged to renounce
his prior claim, for the great advantages this brought
his guest. Linnzus soon removed to Hartcamp,
where he lived in the Chateau, with numerous
servants at his command, and a carriage and team
of four horses for his disposal, whenever he drove to
visit Amsterdam. He was permitted to send for all
plants he wished to enrich the garden with, and to
buy what books he considered the library ought to
possess, and had thus a splendid field in which to
exercise his genius. One day, during this happy
time, Linnzus was surprised by the visit of an old
University friend from Upsala, Artedi. He had left
Sweden a year before Linnzus, to study Icthyology,
the science to which he particularly devoted himself,
and for which purpose he had repaired to England,
where he had been well received by Francis
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