WCP1327

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Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne.

August 13 1912

My dear Annie

The flowers you sent me were all new & strange to me and as I did not feel I could look after them I sent them to Mr. Blanchard & asked him to strike them if he could. He knows two of them — the large white flower is Eucryphia piimalitolia[?], from Chile — allied to the Hawthorn — the bright yellow one is Dendromecon rigida¹ from California — an evergreen shrubby poppy. The other one with small fruits he does not [2] know. There was also a very small rooted plant with curious ^small round leaves rather thick & dark brownish in colour. [Small sketch of plant].

This I have potted & it looks all right. I hope you have got some more lists of the shrubs & are trying to strike them as they seem very nice things. The woodman from Canford has come to put up the bottom fence. A few of the new Gladiolus² are [3] flowering & are very fine.

I am fairly well and am feeling rather better. I hope you are getting stronger on your legs. Will came back yesterday evening — To day[sic] has been finer than of late but rather windy.

With love to all | Yours very affectionately | Alfred [signature]