TALBOT8781

30 Dec^r 1863

Dear Henry,

Will not the enclosed ¹ tempt you now you are so near to come on to Abb^{y 2} – & see our Aloe – already 10 ft high & going to flower?

There is a lovely bunch of Imperati Crocus on the Terrace – white hyacinths – lithospermum – Con. ³ cneorum <–> coronilla – & 100 other rarities

I wish Car– ⁴ & Ernestine ⁵ a happy Xmas & a good journey

Y^r Aff
W^m

we are here for 3 weeks