From John Pearson   23 November 1858

Sir,

I humbly beg to call your attention to one point in the culture of the Kidney Bean, which I think you have omitted in your most interesting article “On the Agency of Bees” in the Gardeners’ Chronicle,¹ & that is, how is it that our forced “French Beans” set their blossoms on a hot brick flue in the winter months, when no insect is on the wing? as to Thrips we kill them by “smoking”.

I am, Sir your humble | ser^t. | John Pearson Gardener &c | to W. L. Childe Esq^r. | Kinlet | near Bewdley | Worcesters—

P.S. I don’t see the Chronicle till a week after date