RKBP-463

Carlinville Ills. Oct. 25th '58

Dr. J. A. Kennicot,

Dear sir,

I am a great admirer of fine roses, and have a variety of very fine ones. When in your last letter almost half a year ago I read about that sweet young cousin of mine - your daughter - who loves to make boquets for her father, I ran away and inocculated several with the finest I have just for her. They are all delicate and need protection from frost _ They are all ever-blooming roses _ I can send them by express; but I write for directions so that they may not be detained so as to suffer. They are such as greedy nursery men sell at $1- to $1.50 each, and deserve in my esteem to be taken care of - If you deem it best I will keep them through the winter and send them in the spring - I should think it best to send them now - Please let me hear from you soon -

Yours truly and always

Edward McMillan