
          above mentioned plants. After recieving your letter i detail
of the plants sent by me to you from Plymouth - I com-
municated the substance of it to Mr. Oakes in a letter
immediately subsequent to the receipt of yours. Considerably
to my surprise he has never acknowledged this letter, nor
have I since heard at all from him. 
Under the circumstances I was of course unable to obtain
the plants I wished to send you - nor am I able to 
saw when it will be in my power. I consider
that Mr. Oakes could not with reason have taken umbrage
at my communication to him of your decisions respecting
the Plymouth plants, though they differed considerably from
his - indeed when I wrote to him, this did not seem
to me as possible - + I know of nothing else
which can account for his silence. 
Perfectly alone as I feel myself to be, and in entire
ignorance of all the real circumstances of this matter, +
most anxious to gain your opinion in regard to one
of the lichens mentioned in my last letter, I trust
dear sir, this obtrusive letter may be received with some
kindness.
From yours most respectfully + truly
Ed. Tuckerman junior

To Prof. Torrey.
New York. 
        