TALBOT5946

London

May 16. 1847

My Dear Constance

Please to direct to me at the Athenæum Club. ¹

M^r Awdry ² has paid £450 to your account with the Melksham bank.

You will find some seeds on my library table, besides those I gave you – I wish you to sow them in pots which may stand in the old greenhouse till the new one is ready. One kind is from M^r Bridges ³ from M^t Etna.

I think of going to the Alps for a few weeks to get a little mountain air, if I find that Nicole ⁴ can do without me on his first starting –

Your aff^te

Henry

Round the brick wall of the greenhouse I wish for a trellis or lattice with sweet peas – This will require a bed of earth 6 inches wide and will narrow the gravel walk to that extent.

I wish Charles ⁵ to sow a bed of lupins for me somewhere in my botanic garden and water them when they come up – If he is not inclined to be a gardener let Matilda ⁶ do it – There are 8 kinds of lupins in my packet – one which is written illegibly is Rose lupin.