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Frith Hill, Godalming.

August 13th. 1885

Dear Miss Owen,¹

I enclose you a few seed pods of the Cytisus sessilifolius? that you admired in my garden, also by Parcel Post a few plants of modiola geranioides and of a Pittosporum sent me from N. Zealand as their "most ornamental species". I send also some basal sprays of the yellow flowered shrubby Penstemon Lobbi which has been very pretty this year & which I hope you may be able to strike. This is a very small return for the fine plants you sent me but it is all I have to offer. I am sorry to say that the Desfontainea would not strike. I dare say if you were to try a few cuttings they [2] would strike with you now, & it is such a beautiful thing that it is worth increasing. I shall be away from home the next fortnight so send these few things now as the weather is favourable.

Believe me | yours faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Miss C. M. Owen.

P.S. I also send seed pods of the Sutherlandia spectabilis wh. have not ripened well, but I expect some will grow. A.R.W.