TALBOT1891

Normanby ¹ Brigg
Lincolnsh

Dear Henry

I have received your letter from Edinburgh via Melbury ² & Calne You do not seem to have got mine from London – Write to me here where I am waiting for John ³ & shall stay I dare say ten days or a fortnight longer. If you see D^r Hooker ⁴ as I suppose you will, or write to him, pray ask him if he would send Bertoloni ⁵ a set of dried specimens of peculiar British plants, which cannot be many – B. has an idea that the mountain plants of Italy, Junci, Cyperacæ &c which are supposed to be identical with these of the North, are not always so, but of course wishes for specimens to decide – we walked about Sarzana one morning talking of this & other botanical subjects – he wishes to hear from you again – Let me know where the Feildings ⁶ are –

Y^r Aff^te
W F S

I saw the Nicholls ⁷ & Jane ⁸ very well the other day –

Henry Talbot Esq
31 Sackville Street
London
Post office ⁹
Newcastle On Tyne
Northumberland