
          opens fair upon the view - + they cannot mistake or lose the way. Still I
think there are few of the few Botanical students about here - who will venture
at present to go beyond Bigelow. I have shown the Prospectus but [?]
not know that any subscriptions have been yet made from Cambridge.
Pardon the irrelevance of the latter part of this letter
I am with respect
Your humble servant
EA: Tuckerman [?]

Professor Torrey
New York -

PS. Allow me to ask how acceptable the Lichens were that I sent. Intending
the next year to collect more thoroughly the Lichens fo the Mts. of Vt. [Vermont] + NH [New Hamphire] + particularly
the crustaceous ones - I should like to know if the ground is one that has been already
explored. Northing has been published; but I believe that Schweinitz had very great
collections - whether American or not I do not know - I shall be proud to be of the 
[?] service in this respect, as I feel it is almost the only way that I can: - provided
the Alpine lichens of our country have not been gathered already.
        