TALBOT7663

Brickworth¹
July 9

My dear Henry

The other day I was at D^r Fowlers ² he has a Tulip tree of which he is very proud the flowers are finer than those of the common Tulip trees I am told. he did not raise it from seed it was very small however he told me when he planted it I said you had one which you raised from seed & it had flowered this year which brought on this history and I thought I would tell you. I never heard of any varieties so I suppose it is only because D^r Fowlers tree is a fine young, flourishing tree it has larger & brighter flowers than others.

I am spending a few days at Brickworth but going back to Clifton next Monday & into Glamorganshire very shortly. – The county is sadly burned up for want of rain we had a thunder storm at Salisbury on Wed^y afternoon & a little rain next morning which has refreshed every thing very much. – John has a beautiful Delphinium in flower of the Bee kind from seed. there are still some Roses but many other things are dwarfed & blighted from the drought & they are obliged to carry every drop of water they use in the House as well as in the Garden which is vy inconvenient. Are you & your family going to remain much longer in Town? Chri^{r 3} must have returned from Ireland by this time, his Daughters are anxious to go Yachting I have settled on Lisbon! but I do not know what will be their destination as Chri^r has not told me. they are good sailors & really do enjoy being at sea! to my great surprise –

My love to all I am your aff^ate
Coz Mary

How pleasant the shades of Lacock will be after the turmoil of London!

I am going out after Convallarias, Epipactis & Melitis. the Lilies of the Valley & Orchis ustulata w^ch I got here before are all over but I suppose I shall see the Hippocrepis on the Downs I wish you were of the party

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Henry Fox Talbot Esqre
9 Clarges S^t
Picadilly [sic]
London
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