TALBOT3040

Melbury ¹
13 Jan^y 1855

My dear Henry

I send you two or three seeds from N. America sent me by Emily Murray ² – I can send a good many more without names if you like such hardy things. She has sent me two boxes of rarities all likely to be hardy but it is hard to say what most of them are.

A fine Osago [sic] orange – Diospyrus fruits – fern plants in very good condition – & some other sorts now planted at Abbotsbury ³ – I expect more from her when she gets to the South.

We had a nice visit from your Aunt Mary ⁴ – she is now at Penrice ⁵ where the children ⁶ have been ill & of course want her –

Yr A
W F S

Did you ever raise the Greek Lovage from seeds I sent you? it has a handsome leaf & would form artistic combinations of great beauty – or the Armenian grape hyacinth a very pretty var. if not sp.

I was not satisfied with the result of your trial – gain d’argument – perte de cause. ⁷

Henry F. Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham