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Quarterly report printed on both sides, 5 pages.
Instituted at Bombay 1830 for the encouragement and improvement of agriculture and horticulture in W. India. Formation of a garden for experimental purposes; the supply of plants and seeds to members; Imports of same; branch outstations to be formed with the help of locals. Meetings quarterly. List of members.

Handwritten letter on 3 sides describing “new” method of propagation- “striking on the live plant”. By cutting 4/5 through the plant stalk and binding with damp moss a new shoot grows strongly and quickly. Anderson made successful experiments with fuchsia, heliotrope, jasmine, rose, etc. showing that this method can be used both in the greenhouse and in the open in situ. He grants Patrick Neill permission to publish them in the Transactions of the Caledonian Horticultural Society.

‘Short Account of the Fossil Tree at Kinneil’, written by William Badger in July 1875. Account includes 3 sketches of the Fossil Tree, numbered 1,2 and 4.

• Notebook list of collection, list of plants in Whittinghame collection

M/S Catalogue of Artocarpeae, "L'Herbier Boissier" by Pierre Edmond Boissier, catalogue comprising 42 mss leaves, 200 x 320mm

Correspondence regarding the membership of the Natural History Society and other references. Bolton, James (fl. 1750s-1799)

1 folder

3 Oak survey notebooks relating to oak specimens collected by J.Cousens in the 1960s which are now in the Herbarium

minimal:1 File, 49 loose leaf pages of hand written notes titled; "West African Notes of Dr. J. M. Dalziel, late of China, Gold Coast & Kew".