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What dreadful weather to go to gardens in!

Tell me what you have at Lacock – my Tulips are quite spoilt I go Wednesday after Posttime – Have you patience to raise Cratægus florentina – I believe I gave you some seed – Tell me if Euphorbia rotund ¹ appears – Do you know Sedum populifolium? it is I believe the only truly shrubby one, & approaches the lignescent Mesembrs in habit – Have you the white grape hyacinth – it seems a botryoides – not a racemosum – Tell me some thing about the giganteum – We have had from Abb– ² Iris arenaria the least of its tribe – a very pretty bright yellow Daffodil with petals nearly round. & bicolor with petals pointed pale sulphur – origin probably of the double butter <illegible>

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While I am at Abb– write & tell me what plants of ours you know you want for some tribes – Iris – Euphorbia – Sedum – Veronica – Mesemb – Narcissus – Ornithog – Crocus (some) Delphinium – Sisyrinchium – Oxalis – &c &c – encrease so luxuriantly I can either bring or mark for future transport a quantity of species –

Mary ³ &c are gone to Wales – the Trahernes ⁴ go Saturday –

1836 London March twentyeight W F Strangways
H. F. Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham