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 Bullock
we shall have what we make if we get
choice fruits and flowers and cultivate them
we shall truly make the wilderness and solitary
place Blossom as the rose make our habitations
beautiful and Pleasent which to Do only adds
to our own comfort and happiness, and truly
the saints is the only People that knows
how to apply the principles of salvation to them
selves to make happiness for man the more
union in the matter the sooner the object can
can be obtained there can be many choice buds
sent from this country which will increase good
fruits and flowers there also seeds of Various kinds
I have had some talk with Br Dodge
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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 take some pains to get quinc⬦ sprouts
for this purpose I was much pleased to
hear from your self and Br Bullock
and hope you will write often I shall
not be able to write to Br Bullock this
time as the mail leaes this morning but
will at another time give him my kind
regard's and what I have said to you I also
want to him about the fruit
You will except my kind regards for your
Self and family. Give my Love to the
Presidency and Twelve and I might say all
the saints but this would be too much trouble
I remain your brother in the Gospel