Angiosperms

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  • flowering plants, the largest and most diverse group within the kingdom Plantae. Angiosperms represent approximately 80 percent of all the known green plants now living.

  • The angiosperms are vascular seed plants in which the ovule (egg) is fertilized and develops into a seed in an enclosed hollow ovary.

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    Angiosperms

    • UF Flowering plants

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    Angiosperms

      72 Archival description results for Angiosperms

      GB 235 WID · Series · 1952 - 1957

      222 black and white photographs in 13 envelopes, some of which date between 1952-1957), presumably all taken by David Wilkie of RBGE and passed to (Charles) Trevor Jephcott. The subjects are all horticultural, with two notable groups, rhododendron and campanula.

      Wilkie, David
      Donald Pigott Collection
      GB 235 PIG · Collection · 1980 - 2012

      4 folders containing Donald Pigott's notes and photos relating to his research on Tilia:
      1: Photographs of living Tilia; folder of labelled photographs of living trees taken by Donald Pigott
      2: China 1993, 1995; folder of notes on Donald Pigott's China trips in 1993 and 1995
      3: Chinese Visit; folder detailing further Chinese trips taken by Pigott, includes 1993 and 1995.
      4: Tilia Types, China; a folder containing good images / copies of Tilia type herbarium specimens from China.
      1 folder of original drawings by Professor Donald Pigott; A collection of drawings, both in pencil and ink, of leaves and flowering parts of different species of Tilia, the subject of his monograph (Lime-trees and Basswoods; A Biological Monograph of the Genus Tilia; Donald Pigott, Cambridge University Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-521-84054-5)

      Pigott, Donald
      GB 235 NEW · Collection · 1991 - 2003

      The gingers correspondence folders are arranged alphabetically by name; the dates are approximate:
      Marlina Ardiyani - 1996-2003
      Khaw Siok Hooi - 2001
      John Kress - 1998-2001
      Yulita Kusumadewi - 1998-2001
      Tony Lamb - 1998-1999
      Kai Larsen - 1994-2000
      Amelie Lhuillier - 2002
      John Mood - 1993-2001
      Chatchai Ngamriabsakul - 1997-2001
      Rachun Pooma - 1999-2001
      Atique Rahman - 1999
      Achariya Rangsiriyi - 1996-2002
      Shoko Sakai - 1996-1999
      Atsuko Takano - 1998-2006
      Ida Theilade - 1994-2000
      Tru'o'ng Quang Tam - 1994
      Tom Wood - 1998-2001

      Newman, Mark
      Forrest family donation
      GB 235 FIA · Collection · 1886 - 1960

      A collection of items relating to George Forrest and his family comprising:
      GB 235 FIA/1/1: ‘Rhododendrons and the Various Hybrids’, by J.G. Millais, 1917, No.6, signed by author and annotated by George Forrest
      GB 235 FIA/1/2: ‘Rhododendrons and the Various Hybrids’, 2nd Series, by J.G. Millais, 1924, No.5

      GB 235 FIA/2/1-7: 7 x ‘Marine Algae of Joppa’ by George William Traill, 1886 (inc. author’s copy(1), Phebe M. Traill(2), W.H. Traill(3), scored out name(4) and 3 unsigned books(5-7, 5 possibly Clementina Traill))
      GB 235 FIA/2/8: 1 x ‘Marine Algae of Elie’, by George William Traill, reprint from the Transactions of the Botanical Society of Scotland, 1888
      GB 235 FIA/2/9: 1 x ‘Marine Algae of the Orkney Islands’ by George William Traill, 1890, H.C.M.W. (Clementina) Traill’s copy

      GB 235 FIA/3: 1 box of 87 microscope slides, mostly trees and shrubs, made by Dr G. Ian Forrest (G. Forrest’s grandson) between 1959 and 1960 whilst studying for his B.Sc in Botany at University College London.

      Traill, George William
      F.R.S. Balfour Collection
      GB 235 FRS · Collection · 1920 - 1946

      Papers relating to Colonel F.R.S. Balfour of Dawyck, including Correspondence, papers relating to the Rhododendron Conference due to be held in 1939, and papers related to the Landowners' Co-operative Forestry Society Ltd.

      Balfour, Colonel Frederick Robert Stephen
      George Sherriff
      GB 235 LSH/1 · Series · 1898 - 1967
      Part of The Ludlow & Sherriff Collection

      This collection consists of material created and gathered from the expeditions of George Sherriff in Bhutan and Tibet during 1933-1949.

      The collection consists of 5 sub-series: diaries, correspondence, expedition material, visual material, and plant collection documentation.

      [1] Diaries: This series consists of the original diaries of George Sherriff during his expeditions.

      [2] Correspondence: This series consists of a variety of correspondence from and to George Sherriff.

      [3] Expedition Material: This series consists of a variety of expedition documents ranging from itineraries and maps to administration lists and passports.

      [4] Visual Material: This series consists of a variety of material including: photographic material, films and videos. Photographic material ranges from prints and negatives taken by Sherriff and Ludlow to prints of digital images taken as exhibition documentation in 2014. The films are..... There have been dvd surrogates made of the films to ensure continued accessibility.

      [5] Plant Collection Documentation: This series consists of a variety of material which includes plant and seed lists from their expedition with a large focus on Primula, Meconopsis and Rhododendrons, as well as publications gathered by Ludlow and Sherriff which cover their shared interest in the Himalayan region and it's flora and fauna. There is also a garden register donated by the Knox Finlay family detailing the progress of plants/seeds in their gardens acquired from various expeditions including Ludlow and Sherriff's between 1951-52.

      Sherriff, George
      GB 235 GGN · File · 1922 - 1984

      Glenarn Garden, Rhu, Dumbartonshire
      Owned by the Gibson family between 1922 and 1984, archive consists of:
      • Early Plant Book – 1
      • Rhododendron Book (Bible / Stud Book)
      • List of Abbreviations relating to above two books
      • Letter from Jim Gibson to David Ingram dated 24/01/1994 regarding donation of above and history of the Garden.

      • letter between F.R.S. Balfour of Dawyck and Archie Gibson, 09/08/1939 relating to Sawyers of Inverewe, silver pheasants, and some informatin on rhododendron - falconeri on the Isle of Man reputedly planted pre-1847 (pre-Hooker) - was it sent by Colonel Sykes c. 1830?
      • communication between John Patrick of the Rhododendron Venture and Archie Gibson in 1972 regarding plants from Taiwan and the Rhododendron Venture report of 1971. Both this and the FRS Balfour letter above were donated to RBGE in 1999 by Jim Gibson.
      Glenarn Garden
      Gordon, Rosemary
      GB 235 GOR · File · 1935

      Gordon, Rosemary
      • Thesis: a General Account of the Anatomy of Saurauja Subspinosa, 1935
      66 typed pages, inc. 2 page Bibliography; 19 pages describing 22 Figures & 6 pages describing 12 Plates (Thesis Bot. IV, no plates but negatives with m.y.o. [Matthew Young Orr])

      Gordon, Rosemary
      GB 235 HAA · File · 1912 - 1913

      •Correspondence dated 1912 -1913 on “Primula”, filed with subject material under “Primula”, Box 1 in main index

      Harley, Andrew