TALBOT561

4 Circus Bath ¹

March 5^th

My dear Papa,

Please to tell me the name of enclosed Squill. – We have one little patch of it in the garden here – and it is more showy and flowers more abundantly than the other kinds. – we should like to order some more roots from a nursery man if we knew which kind to ask for – this plant came from a few stray bulbs that were mixed with some hyacinths we brought from Scotland – and I do not know that we have any more like it at Lacock. I think not.

Please to thank Charles ² for letter received Friday – and which I would have answered had there been any thing to say: but there was really nothing. – We got good accounts from Monie ³ who seems to be enjoying her visit and spending her time pleasantly in the picture galleries. We expect her back on Tuesday snext. – Weather continues very stormy and blustering but today is quite mild.

M^rs Drummond has succeeded in procuring for me a young hen parraquet just arrived from Australia; and she seems to have made great friends already with her mate though they have been only a few days together – he has quite recovered his spirits and mopy ways, and I hope now they will all get on well – I hope that you still continue to be quite comfortable at Lacock: Do you think you will be coming into Bath again soon or not?

Good bye dear Papa

Yr affec^te daughter

Ela