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brought Tuckerman. We made two ascents to the 

 higher mountains ; slept out one night ; cold weather ; 

 a good deal of rain, but had some very fine weather 

 for views. We saw the ocean distinctly, which is 

 only possible under favorable circumstances. I made 

 a fine collection of living plants, which was the chief 

 object. Although too late for botanizing, yet I got 

 many good alpines in fruit, some few in flower. 

 When I see you, which I trust will be soon, I will tell 

 you particulars, and bring specimens of the few plants 

 collected that will be needed in your herbarium. 



I have seen the president this morning, and find 

 that Mr. Lowell has returned, but all are so busy that 

 I doubt if they will settle anything about our affairs 

 until the last of next week. Consequently I shall be 

 kept here all next week. I shall immediately, at Mr. 

 Quincy's desire, or rather approval of my intimation, 

 draw up a plan of my wishes for the management of 

 the Garden, and shall ask for a specific appropriation, 

 of small amount, for obtaining live plants, paying 

 bills of transportation, etc. If I succeed, I may then 

 be able to engage Knieskern to procure some New 

 Jersey plants, as well as go to western New York 

 myself ; but I fear this delay, with the advancing sea- 

 son, will perhaps prevent the latter. 



Saturday afternoon, 5th December, 1842. 



The parcel of Composite, etc., of the Far West has 

 only just come in. I have looked over the Composite 

 with some excitement. Some few new and the old 

 help out Nuttall's scraps, etc., very well. Tetradymias 

 this side of the Rocky Mountains ! f Some new Sene- 

 cios, especially, from the mountains, near the snow 

 line. How I would like to botanize up there ! . . . 



