
          variety - and no others herbm [= herbarium] is so rich in the curious +
often new Lapland Potamogetons. Unluckily I lost the
parcel between Upsal + Stockholm - but Fries promises
to make it good. Wahlenberg is an old bachelor, and 
has altogether the prettiest, pleasantest official residence
in the most charming connexion with the garden - that
I have seen. They say he lives on roast beef + milk;
+ I heard in Upsal that he told his class lately
that he did not see who could set a limit to the endurance
of a good constitution, kept up by the simple + temperate
course to wch [= which] he adhered. Fries was not so well as
normal last winter, but I found him in excellent health,
just at the close of th term, + looking forward to a 
thorough overhaul of his immerse stores, preparatory to
the promised 2d edition of the Lichenographia. He
wished me to remain some months, but had not the
ladies of my party made it impossible, the Swedish
diet would have put it out of my power, for the
art of cooking flesh is unknown in Sweden. (That "roast
beef" of Wahlenberg's was a Swedish statement, and no doubt
Wahlenberg has herculean power of digestion) Kunze and
Lehmann I found as well and hearty - Lehmann
better indeed than when I left Germany before. At
Berlin I made the acquaintance of a young Botanist
Dr. Jessen (Jessen) who will I am sure be heard from.
He is just now devoted to microscropick Algae, but
is generally a botanist of real science, + geniality as
well a genious. But I am wearying you with
this prolixity. I hope I have feed myself
from the inputation of carelessness also the Lichenes - 
which I did not value the less, for not having
at the moment examined them. I shall he happy
to hear from the gentleman you mention, + to give him
any assistance in my power, though, since the commence-
ment of my Exsiccata [added: +] I have given up communicating
more than remarks in return for specimens, not having
time to put up the latter, as general rule.
I am very respty + truly yrs.
Edw. Tuckerman

*I consider this as handsome a return as I can make.
        