
          may go, and I had almost resolved not to
trouble you with this, not knowing certainly whether
you would have anything to send.
If however you will enable me if circumstances
shall permit, to see any of the distinguished
botanists that I have mentioned, or any others,
it will be a happiness to me the rest of my life.
It is possible I may not return with my father
and his family, but reamin behind a year or two,
in which case also I may perhaps be serviceable.
Dr. Darlington with whom I have had the great
pleasure to make an exchange of plants - sends
something to Sr. W.J. Hooker by me - and
I suppose I shall take several letters from
Mr. Greene - though I know not yet posi-
tively what he means to do.
We go in the Acadia steam-ship, which sails on
the 17th prox. [?]
In haste I am dear sir most respecty + truly
Ed. Tuckerman junior

Prof. Torrey
New York

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