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Document number: 9177
Date: 12 Jun 1867
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: BALFOUR John Hutton
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Last updated: 13th March 2012

27. Inverleith Row
Edinburgh
12 Jun 1867

My Dear Mr Talbot

Many thanks for the flowers you have sent. The plant which you kindly gave me <1> has not yet flowered in the Botanic garden. It is however vigorous & healthy & I hope that it will show flowers soon. I have examined your specimen & I have drawn up a character of the plant so far as I have materials. There are still some data wanting.

At present I cannot find characters to make a new genus. The marcescent perianth & change of colour are not sufficient, neither are the long filiform peduncles. These characters are found in other Hæmoderaceous[?] genera. In the meantime I cannot separate the plant from Vellozia. I have called it pro- temp[ore]<2> V. Talboti but I have indicated that it may turn out to be a new genus to be called [illegible] Talbotia. I hope that when the specimen in the garden flowers I may be able to find a good generic character of a new type.

I am Yours truly
J H Balfour

[envelope:]
[pencil inscription recto in unknown hand:] Balfour
H. Fox Talbot Esq
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
Wiltshire

Notes:

1. See Doc. No: 09168.

2. for the time being

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