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| The Year of 1754 |
The year is 1754. A group of people are wandering out through Kungsängstull by the southern boundary of Uppsala city; gentleman from the University marching one after the other. One of them has notepaper and a quill pen; he is the record-keeper. Another is carrying a long copper can on his hip; this is a vasculum dillenianum, later to be known as just a "vasculum". A third is carrying the "Clerck's scissors", a pair of crossed nets used to catch insects. A fourth is carrying a gun; he is a bird shooter. The fifth and last watches over the group carefully. He has been appointed as fiscal, or monitor. All told, there are about 30 of them. In front moving with quick steps, is their teacher, Professor Linnaeus; he may be rather short, but he carries authority in his stride. Now, everyone is talking about the past, the 1740s, when spirits
ran at their highest during the flower walks. In those days, they
took a French horn and kettle drums with them into the field. The
number of students could reach an incredible 200. Back then, everyone
wore loose-fitting clothes, a functional field dress code. "Man
should adorn his clothes and not the other way around," Linnaeus
used to say. However, such an informal style of clothing caused
offence and Linnaeus received a letter from the highest level, forbidding
such things and calling them indecent. Nevertheless, the flower
walks survived, albeit in calmer forms and with stricter dress. |
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