INTRODUCTORY LETTER. 
Professor N. S. SHALER— 
Sir: The accompanying report is, as you will see, on the 
basis of actual collection. The number of plants in the list 
could have been greatly augmented had I placed in it plants 
observed, but not collected. 
The first part is a list of the collections actually made, 
arranged according to the catalogue of Mr. A. H. Curtiss, 
which follows the order of Gray’s Manual. 
The second part is made up of Notes on Distribution, Ter- 
ritory Collected Over, and Botanical and Economical Notes. 
This part could have been greatly enlarged; but I thought that 
it would be better to await the results of a further prosecution 
of the Survey, to enlarge upon the peculiarities, the richness, 
and the economical value of the Flora of Kentucky. 
Respectfully, 
JOHN HUSSEY. 
LaravETTE, Inp., March 15, 1875. 
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