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Bitton Vicarage.

Bristol.

April 12¹

Dear Sir

I put in a good supply of seeds of the Abutilon Vitifolium in the Autumn — but as yet they show no signs of vegetation. If any plants come I will gladly send you some. The plant is coming surely[?] into flower & I have no doubt I shall have plants of seed. If I do [2] I will take care to reserve a good supply for you, or if you like I will at once send you some cuttings.

It w[ould]? be a great pleasure to me to see you here — & I hope you will manage to come — but not without notice — I am generally absent from home on Thursdays. We are having a succession of cruel frosts — [1 word illeg.] the garden [3] is getting full of interest.

I cannot resist taking the opportunity of thanking you for your delightful book on Darwinism — I have read it with pleasure & profit — & intend to read it again.

Yours faithfully | Henry Ellacombe [signature]

P.S. You gave y[ou]r. address as Parkstone. Gloucestershire. I have assumed this is a slip of the pen — & so have addressed to Dorsetshire

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