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watercolour illustrations of Fungi
Drummond Hay, Constance1 marble bust, sculpted by William Brodie R.S.A. in 1860.
Brodie, William1 letter, dated 8th November 1830, regarding the donation of a chest of dried plants, the herbarium collection of Dr. Francis Buchanan Hamilton, to the University of Edinburgh, a duplicate set having been given to the East India Company, written by William Blacklock, directed by Hamilton's Trustees, to Prof. Robert Graham.
Blacklock, William• Notebook list of collection, list of plants in Whittinghame collection
Balfour, Aliceone sketchbook of 18 flower paintings with inscription "Edith H. Nobbs, from her mother, St Petersburg, January 1st 1902"
Nobbs, Agnes FletcherPoem, written in green ink on handmade paper and inserted into a folded card with ‘a contemplation’ on it. One one side of the paper is ‘Written by Katheryn’s bench by the southern border of the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh on the afternoon of the second day of 2025. John Robertson
Together, a while
If all that remains of me
is a place for others to rest,
a place for others to think,
and to connect
and to see
and to be.
Then put my life down
to the simple achievement
of a humble wooden bench
with a quiet brass plaque,
and on it shall be written:
‘let us dance together, a while’
set away somewhere gentle
at Edinburgh’s Botanical Ceilidh.
John R. 02.01.2025
Robertson, John