Description:
Stray notes in Latin about 'sexus', 'genus', 'species', 'systemata'.
p. 1: 'Sexus'. Includes long lists of genera.
p. 3: 'Genus', with notes on species.
p. 5: on 'Systemata', listing various systems of classification: starting with the ancients (Dioscorides, Pliny), to the 16th century (Gesner, Colonna), 17th century (Ray, Herman, Knaut, Tournefort) and 18th century (Boerhaave, Rivinus, Vaillant, Haller, Ludwig, Gleditch, Adanson) . The latest works referred to are Adanson's "Famille des plantes", 1764 and Gleditsch's "Systema plantarum a staminum situ Systema plantarum a staminum situ", 1764.
On page 7 is the draft of a testimonial for Ludov. Beda, who has been studying surgery in Uppsala from 1755.
Title:
Notes on 'sexus', 'genus', and 'systemata'
Author(s):
Carl von Linné 1707-1778