Acton Green

3^d March

Dear Sir

I thought I sh^d have found y^r Hyacinth am^g some of the many similar Species in my herb^m but I am disappointed. Not knowing what sort of leaves the plant has, nor how far the specimen may be characteristic I do not find it possible to tell with any certainty what it is. Most likely it will prove the H. spicatus of Sibthorp, ^<1>

Yours truly

John Lindley

H. F. Talbot Esq

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Notes:

1. John Sibthorp (1758–1796), botanist, author of the Flora Græca.