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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.

Royal Gardens, Kew. - Afraid he cannot accept Quaritch's invitation to the Omar Khayyám club dinner at Henley in July. The editor of the Illustrated London News has written asking for a photograph of the rose [grown from seeds taken from the rose at the tomb of Omar Khayyám]; he has instead sent a sketch by his wife which he thinks 'will do it better justice'. Postscript: next year, the rose will be propagated and planted out in the public part of the Garden.

On headed notepaper for the Omar Khayyám Club, St Margaret's House, Ironmonger Lane, E. C. - At one of Quaritch's dinners a letter from FitzGerald was read out which used the word 'Omarian'; this word was 'at once adopted by the Club''. Last weekend's 'Writers and Readers' column in the Daily Chronicle stated that the word was 'of recent introduction and of questionable taste'; asks if Quaritch could write to the Chronicle 'giving the authority for the term'. Hudson could do so, if Quaritch were to lend him the letter, or send a copy.