TALBOT3893

My dear Henry

I am very much obliged to you for the pretty little Photogenic drawings ¹ you sent me, the Ipomea or Convuluolus delights me it is by far the prettiest thing I have seem of the kind. I now want to have one done with the Camera & I hope some of these fine broiling days will suit you & that you will favour me with one some day.²

I do not know where you are but think W^{m 3} does of course so I shall send this to him for you–

I hope we shall soon see your three little girls & M^rs Talbot ⁴ for we propose going to Bath next Monday for a week & one day we must spare to go over to see them.– I am very much annoyed with the Allium sub horsutium this year it has not flowered at all. I have four pots full & last year many blew but some are now going off so I cannot expect to have any flowers at all. I took up the roots as usual & kept them up till they were ready to be planted & they had every care & looked as strong & well as usual but no buds ever came, can you tell me any reason for it? Pray do if you can. I am so fond of them that I can do nothing but grieve whenever I look upon them.

The white hetaing looks well it is not in flower yet – We have some pretty Roses in blow and a quantity of Largasineus’s of different sorts besides plenty of common flowers the garden is gay in spite of the want of rain.– Charlotte & M^r Traherne ⁵ are going from home & have promised to journey with us to Bath in their way or I do not think we could have summoned up courage to go away just now.– I suppose you know that Jane & M^r Nicholl ⁶ are going abroad for a couple of months. I do not think their route is quite settled Miss Nicholl accompanies them and will have much pleasure in sketching I daresay, she has been in Germany I think.–

Mamma ⁷ is pretty well now. Isabella ⁸ & all her have Hoop still, they are gone to the sea side however, & I hope change of air will cure the cough for this time of year it seldom lasts long.–

I am you aff^ate cousin
Mary T.T–

I long to see my little nephew but cannot expect to be gratified for a long time to come. They have not told me what his name is to be yet –

London June seventeen W Strangways
H. F. Talbot E^sq
Lacock
Chippenham