L30/11/122/73

Sent from Richmond:

17 Apr 1775

From: 1775 To: 1775

Glad well at Wrest. My Lord thanks for letter; desires he would direct Seckham to employ number of men mentioned for getting the cut trees out of the garden. Hedges here quite green, and trees except oaks; in flowers you beat us; rejoice hothouse produces anything, and hope better with you fresh than when travelled in box to London. Painting in progress - sorry it can be smelt in library. Sir Joseph writes that the Queen of France has discarded feathers and wears in her head a Savoy cabbage; hope fashion is not to spread here; flowers and fruits or even ears of corn in season sounded prettier. "I beg you will enquire of the gardener if he has any cabbages of this sort, and that you and Miss Gregory will rehearse in the country the method of wearing them most advantageously... cannot be very costly". Hope Miss Gregory will be able to visit new little walk without being bogged and bring word whether finished and how it answers; consider also of rustic seat for it - 4 stems of the elm trees cut out of the garden, with some branches wattled together and thatched at top? Also bring word what gardener does about flower borders round magnolia and enquire of him if plants he was to get from nursery gardens are come; bring list, and of hothouse.

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Seckham,
Gregory

CORRESPONDENCE, COSTUME & DRESS, gardens