Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Jan 4 /49
Dr Sir
Will you have the kindness to add my name to the list of subscribers to your son’s Rhododendrons 1 which promises to be a most interesting work –
Did it ever occur to you that it would be very desirable to have a garden in the South of Europe 2 supplementary to Kew garden in which a great number of seeds and fruits might be ripened that will not succeed in England, and thus many species might be preserved which we lose in England within a few years from their introduction. Madeira or Nice would be eligible situations for such a garden or if it must be in an English colony, Corfu 3 offers a very fine climate
Yours ever truly
H. F. Talbot
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