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214 A History of Sweden
fully studied the circulation of the blood and had dis-
covered the lymphatic system of vessels.
The learning of his professors did not satisfy his
quest for knowledge. He must needs dissect and inves-
tigate everything himself. He saw what others failed
to see. He divined the continuity and relationship of
all nature. Such is the vision of genius. His fame soon
spread over Europe.
Soon after Queen Christina’s visit to Uppsala, he
received from her and Axel Oxenstiern a generous
allowance for a scientific sojourn in Holland, then a
foremost scientific center. There he made a thorough
study of the many discoveries and inventions for which
that country was then noted, and rejoiced in the
thought of enriching his own country with the good
and useful things he saw.
Upon his return to Uppsala he invited the public to
see his exhibit of plants, his models, and drawings,
and to hear his description of them. But when the
appointed time came he found himself alone with his
collections. He burst into tears. This was his first
great disappointment. But it did not quench his zeal.
He announced new lectures and soon had among the
students an interested body of listeners.
At the same time he carried out a long cherished
plan of founding a botanical garden at the university.
With a will that overcame all difficulties he started
the work with his own limited means. The enterprise
soon aroused the interest of Magnus De la Gardie, who
from his vast resources furnished all necessary funds
for enlarging and completing the work until Eudbeck
could boast of the finest botanical garden in Europe,
except that of Paris.
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