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May 9 1871

32 Southwick S^t

Hyde Park W.

Dear Sir

I heard through Miss Buckley¹ at Mentone [Menton] that you would be glad to receive seeds from the Riviera of kinds likely to succeed with you in England.

I think that I partly understand, from what I was told, the end you have in view, but I hope that some day I may have the pleasure of a personal interview when I may clear up some doubtful points—

I mark with a note of interrogation enclosed in brackets, thus [?], those plants packets of seeds which are perhaps less likely to [2] thrive than the others—²

I hope that next autumn I may be able to send you a much larger & better parcel of seeds, including more kinds which are likely to reproduce themselves freely by seed; a feature which I imagine to be one of first rate importance for you.—

Believe me | y[ou]^rs. truly | J. Traherne Moggridge

We propose remaining in London until June 19 & then moving down to Richmond (Surrey)—