Linnaeus thanks Pehr Osbeck for his letter [this letter has not come down to us]. He has not had a day free for two years, since he has had to be at the Court during all the holidays. Now, he is going to Bergslagen after Midsummer to get some rest, for he has travelled so much in the Swedish provinces that he has grown tired of it.
In Holland, botany has already covered all plants.
If Osbeck wants to discuss his plants with Linnaeus, he should bring just those, but if Osbeck wants to show them to the Queen [Lovisa Ulrika], he should bring as many as possible.
The ground around Uppsala is drying quickly after the winter.