TALBOT8716

Millburn Tower ¹
Hermiston.
June 4

D^r Sir

I find I have not much to say, ² to accompany my little engraving of the fern leaf.

Perhaps you would kindly verbally mention that I am trying to engrave ³ botanical specimens – Those from the Herbarium are generally opaque, like this fern leaf, but engravings of freshly gathered specimens often exhibit the venation of the leaves in a very delicate manner.

The printing from the plates requires particular management. The specimen sent, was printed by M^r Banks ⁴ Waterloo place, Edinburgh. Would you like the remainder of the impression to be printed by him?

Believe me Yours very truly
H. F. Talbot

Professor Balfour