
          large no of plants by means of a box wih I had sent on during the
winter. In Sweden I won a laural + made a discovery! finding 3 Carices
in the region of Gottenburg, wih were wholly unkn. in the region, omitted both
in Wahlenberg's + Areschoug's Floras, and one of them even in Wahlenberg's
Flora Suecica! These were CC salina, maritima, + norvegica - plants all
remarkably confined to [added: ?] Scanadavian peninsula in Europe - + there almost
confined to Norway + Lapland. It is almost as astonishing as my discovery
that two of these most striking species shd have escaped Linnaeus too!
found them everywhere desiderata - but have plenty left. This is one

To Prof. Torrey
College of New Jersey
Princeton
N.J.

of those koys in the botanist "with which the stranger [?] not."
I was alone when I made the discovery + determined the plants myself
also. It rather astonished the excellent Professor Areschoug [?] - and I almost
felt it awkward to tell him of it. But I must tell you more of my 
adventures; for I hope I have not wearied you with this long + harty letter
I am dear sir most respectfully + sincerely yours
Ed. Tuckerman jr

Prof. Torrey

        