From H. T. Stainton   11 July 1856

My dear Sir

I was much obliged by for your letter of June 15 ^th, with the Lists of Hitcham Plants, & have read with much interest the Notice in the last number of the Gardener’s Chronicle—

The children who can answer such questions & that not by rote shew an advanced state of Education; & any means that could be devised of promoting the diffusion of such knowledge must have a beneficial influence upon the recipients of it.

Your programme of next Wednesday’s doing accompanying your letter of yesterday is now before me & has afforded me much pleasure

Believe me, my dear Sir | yours very sincerely |H. T. Stainton