London
27 October 1836

Dear Sir

I enclose a specimen of the Sisymbrium brachycarpum that flowered in my garden from the seeds I picked out of the Texas Herbarium. ^<1> The S. canescens of which you sent me a Specimen, ^<2> is evidently a distinct plant. I also send seeds of Wiltshire growth, of this plant and of the Arenaria or Spergula oligandra ^<3> from Texas – The latter will be sure to grow, and you will find it a very well marked species –

Along with these are seeds of Strelitzia alba from the Cape sent by Herschel ^<4>–

Yours very truly
H. F. Talbot

I have a rushy Scirpus, or Schœnus from Texas coming up, several plants.

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Notes:

1. See Doc. No: 02909.

2. See Doc. No: 00353.

3. See Doc. No: 03319.

4. Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792–1871), astronomer & scientist.