9 July 1862 Maraekakaho My dear Donald I wrote you by the last White Swan but I forgot to tell you to bring a few good larch plants. It is a most valuable timber for fencing purposes. It would be well to bring a few with you and any other quick growing timber that you could find plants of cheap. I wish you would bring down a few filbart trees just for the variety as I have the ground all ready for a good many trees. The padock behind the stable we got a good many trees planted into it last month. 1/2 doz or a dozen plum trees assorted if you can get them as I only got two of them. Catherine told me you were going to get some grass seed. Please to get 50lb of white clover with it as it is most valuable. You never will require to buy any more seed after this year, indeed we ought to have plenty of seed next year but it is well to have a little to go on with in the spring. The clover that was put in here and their allong the swamps is coming on beautiful and some rye grass that I sowed just on the hill above the house since you were here just on the surface is looking first rate. I just burned one patch