Seed Donation Notebook with 'Seeds received Jan'y 1863 to 1868' on the cover which dates from 1863 to 1867 and documents donations of plants from around Britain and the World. There is no index and the notebook seems to be a more informal version of the Seed Donation Ledgers; similar to ones seen in the Plant Donations Subseries; it may have belonged to John Hutton Balfour or James McNab, but has a number of different examples of handwriting inside.
There are a number of inserts including a pressed plant, a note from Dr Hugh Cleghorn and a letter from Jessie / Janet Mann to Hutton Balfour [at page 25-26] dated 28 March 1863 when she was a House Mistress of Campie House School in Musselburgh where she describes some seeds from Mrs Mockler that she is sending to Balfour. She goes on to say that Master Isaac [Bayley Balfour] is quite well and expecting a visit from one of his sisters. Jessie Mann is credited with being Scotland's first female photographer when she worked with David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson.
This is a set of ledgers and notebooks that document seed and live plant material being sent to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, who donated them, where from and when.
Sem títuloRBGE Plants and Seeds Despatch Ledger with 'Plants and Seeds Sent Out I' on the spine; the ledger lists plants sent to various locations around Britain and the World between March 1899 and March 1912. There is an index, arranged alphabetically, at the front. The spine is damaged and there are a number of loose inserts inside the ledger; handle with care.
Sem títuloRBGE Plants and Seeds Despatch Ledger with 'Despatch Book Propagating Dept. written inside; the ledger lists plants sent to various locations around Britain and the World between October 1916 and February 1920. There is an index, arranged alphabetically, at the front.
Sem títuloRBGE Plants and Seeds Despatch Ledger; the ledger lists plants sent to various locations around Britain and the World between February 1921 and December 1922. There is an index, arranged alphabetically, at the front.
Sem títuloRBGE Plants and Seeds Despatch Ledger with 'Plants, Seeds, etc. Sent Out' on the spine; the ledger lists plants sent to various locations around Britain and the World between December 1922 and February 1924. There is an index, arranged alphabetically, at the front.
Sem títuloLetter from A.K. Bulley, Ness, Neston, Cheshire, to Isaac Bayley Balfour [Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh] dated 19 August 1905.
Bulley writes to confirm he has just received the news of Forrest’s death and he feels sick that Forrest lost his life ‘in the endeavour to earn my beastly money’. Bulley encloses Forrest’s last letter and asks that it be passed to Miss Traill and the Forrest family.
Letter has been fire damaged with some loss.
Copy letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, to A.K. Bulley, Ness, Neston, Cheshire, dated 21 August 1905.
Balfour writes to Bulley to forward communications from the Foreign Office. Balfour adds that ‘Forrest is a capital letter-writer and his next one should be full of thrilling details.’
Balfour urges Bulley to remember that Forrest’s work is ‘exploration contributing to scientific knowledge and that the life he is leading is that which he longed for, he revels in it, and we could not have realised his wish for it but for your enterprising kindness in employing him.’
Letter has been scorched.
Copy letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, to A.K. Bulley, Ness, Neston, Cheshire, dated 22 August 1905.
Balfour writes to forward further communication from the Foreign Office to A.K. Bulley.