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approx. 140 pressed Pelargonium material from Chelsea Physic Garden.
Possibly associated with M. Gibby's research there on Pelargoinums in the 1970s.

They all have collection numbers and species names.

6 specimens sent to Mary Gibby in a single envelope from C.R. Fraser-Jenkins, sent to Mary from Portugal.

[BACK OF ENVELOPE] Dried herbarium specimens for research. No commercial value.

1 envelope with a note written in ink. Enclosed is 1 pressed plant specimen of Pichisermollodes x terminalis.

'Isotype of Edinburgh'

Collected 4 Sept 2003, collection number 30072

Plant material found in Mary Gibby's possession. Includes samples and whole specimens

1 envelope. Enclosed with dried plant specimen of Dryopteris dilatata subsp. lusitanica. Collected by CR Fraser-Jenkins.
Coll. number 36198, collected 10-10-2009

1 page letter. Handwritten. From CR Fraser-Jenkins to M. Gibby about 3 'funny ferns.' Enclosed is 3 pressed fern specimens of Cystopteris fragilis

1 was collected by R.J. Murphy with a det by CR Fraser-Jenkins
the other 2 are with a note from David Tenant, who collected them and a det from CR Fraser-Jenkins.

Additional notes appear on the envelope.

Contains a historic plant specimen collected in 1847 & a letter.

Letter from Robert Sim to Robert Scott, Chatsworth gardener. Letter with frond believed to have been taken by R. Scott to Calcutta when he became curator. The specimen was sent to R. Sim by George Dickie (Prof. of Botany at Aberdeen University)

Sim described Cystopteris dickieana in Gardeners’ and Farmers’ Journal, series 2, 2: 308. 1848. This appears to be a rare publication, with no online version currently available.

Envelope annotated by Christopher Fraser-Jenkins (c 2005) and sent to Dr Mary Gibby.

[FROM ENVELOPE: For E herbarium. Letter from R. Sim (Nursery) to Robert Scott, Calcutta Bot Gard. in 1847 sending a Cystopteris fragilis subsp. dickieana that he was sent by Dickie (rescued from pile of dumped old papers, thrown out for burning, at Calcutta in an outhouse)]

[Transcription of Letter by H. Nolte]

10th Novr. 1847

Dear Sir,

I have this day again forwarded my bill to Mr Paxton hoping he will think of it.

I shall herein inclose a priced list of my Lady ferns, according to your request.

Many thanks for your trouble respecting foreign Lichens &c. Mr Gibson’s promised ones will be truly acceptable.

Enclosed in this you will find specimens of a new British Cistopteris (Dickiana) forwarded to me by the discoverer Dr Dickie of Aberdeen, & which I consider to be very distinct.

I remain Dear Sir

Very sincerely yours

Robt. Sim

Mr R. Scott

[END]

Address mainly concealed but presumably reads [Mr R Scott, Chatsworth Gard]ens, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Foots Cray postmark and Penny Brown stamp

[END]

Docketed on verso: Cistopteris Dickiana. Postmarks for [illeg] and Chesterfield

1 dried and pressed fern frond with label:

[LABEL]
C. dickiena
Coll. on micaceous rocks by burn, W. foot of Caringorm Mountains,
GR28/8.0., D.J. Tennant, 19 July 1993
Very local & scarce
Det. DJT CONF. RM Roberts
Note: Somewhat less distinctive than Porthshire material

1 dried and pressed fern frond with label:

[LABEL]
C. dickiena
Rocky Burn, W. of Aberfeldy vc88
300-400m GR.27/7.4.
D.J. Tennant 24 July 1995