San Bernardino Sept 8th 1856 W Woodruff Dear Brother I recieved your letter by the last mail and was truly glad to hear from you this leaves my self and family here in tolerable good health also the saints in general. I can truly say I feel thankful to learn there is a general feeling among the Saints to plant fruit and beautify their lots and gardens and I feel to contribit my might in this matter I am makeing some collections and shall forward some to you and Br

who is ingaged here in the fruit matter he is willing to assist all he can in getting choice fruits into utah he has also a fine collection of choice roses which can easily be buded into the common rose there we are also getting choice graftred Apple Pear plum cherry &c from oregon which can be sent in the same way and speedily get fruit in this way by planting the quinc⬦ then buding in the Pear we can have Pears in about three years it would be well for the Brethren to ...

[Sideways in margin] Sept 8, 1856 C. C. Rich to W Woodruff Rec? Sept 30, 1856