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Accompanied by proofs of Dyer's "On Some Ancient Plant-Names" from the Journal of Philology dated 17 Apr. 1915, and a printed letter to F. Darwin dated 19 Feb. 1903.

19 Carleton Road, Tufnell Park, N. - Was introduced to Quaritch by William Simpson at the last Omar Khayyám Club dinner. Has had reports from Thiselton Dyer about the condition of the rose-tree at Kew, grown from the hip sent by Simpson [from the one at Omar Khayyám's tomb]. It is a 'weakling in this climate, but by skilful grafting' a plant has been secured which Clodd 'long ago suggested should be placed on FitzGerald's grave at Boulge'.

Asks if Quaritch could come to see this done on Sunday 7th October; offers to host him until Monday morning at Aldeburgh.

Pasted to headed notepaper 'With the Compliments of the Director, Royal Gardens, Kew'. Date and source added by hand below the printed notice.

Savile Club, 107 Piccadilly, W. - Has been through the letters which Quaritch handed him at Aldeburgh, as well as the additional ones sent by Miss Quaritch; unfortunately there is little there of bibliographical interest, certainly 'not enough material for annotating the proposed Extracts from the published "Letters"'.

'FitzGerald's reiterated request not to publish 'Omar' separately makes Aldis Wright's action the more indefensible & that action is more remarkable with his remark to you that he sought no profit - if not, why did he let Macmillan's do it? However, you cannot interfere; only I will make Extracts so as to publish the facts of the case one day.' [This section is not printed in Charlotte Quaritch Wrentmore's 1926 edition of FitzGerald letters to her father and other FitzGeraldiana].

Suggests the printing of 'some more complete story of [FitzGerald's] life, into which there should be interwoven his criticisms on men & books... there is precious little about Omar & 'Saláman' in Wright's volumes'.

Postscript: Thiselton Dyer has sent him a cutting from the [Omar Khayyam] rose, which he has at once planted in his front garden.