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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 iow 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. 
Quiney’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, ete. If I sueceed, 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, ete., 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 seraps, ete., very well. Tetradymias 
this side of the Rocky Mountains!! Some new Sene- 
cios, especially, from the mountains, near the snow 
line. How I would like to botanize up there! .. . 
