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Snelling, Lilian - MBE, V.M.H (Victoria Medal in Horticulture)
•4 solander boxes of artwork produced between c.1915 and c.1920, mainly Primulas and Rhododendrons
•Extract from Snelling’s obituary by the Earl of Morton, taken from the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 1973, vol.98, p.139, mounted onto card.
Snelling, Lilian
GB 235 ANT/1 - photo album including photographs of John Anthony and his family, Edinburgh views and photos relating to World War One, including the Edinburgh University Officers Training Corps at Peebles in 1915 showing Cadets Brown, Purves, Mills, Anthony, Smith, Hatton and Wallinck; Anthony with the Royal Welch Fusiliers in Oswestry and Llangollen (Anthony, Evans, Edwards, Gavin, Richards and Mitford) and Capt J Anthony M.C. and Capt J.H. Dick M.C. on the Somme in 1916.
GB 235 ANT/2 - Transcripts of 'The Identification of British Trees, Shrubs and Under Shrubs by means of the Microscopic Structure of their Wood', including photographs - 2 copies, loose sheets.
GB 235 ANT/3 - Original Manuscript for Flora of Sutherland, c.1970 - comparison with the published version shows the extent of J.B. Kenworthy's editing, as described in his introduction (right click, open link in new tab): http://www.botanical-society-scotland.org.uk/John_Anthonys_Flora_of_Sutherland
Anthony, John
•J.C. Krug’s research proposal, application for a Scientific Research Fellowship, Curriculum Vitae and correspondence with D.M. Henderson (1972).
Krug, Dr. John Christian
Horlick, Lt-Col., Sir James Nockells
•1 box of miscellaneous Fletcher correspondence (1957-61)
•1 file of miscellaneous correspondence (1960 –72)
•1 box of photographs from the Scottish Daily Express
Horlick, Lt-Col., Sir James Nockells
Ballantyre, Lord Bernard Fergusson (Ephemera)
•Correspondence with James Keenan, (1962-1972)
Fergusson, Bernard Edward
•Information and references to John Hutchinson at, Kew in heavily annotated press clipping. Correspondence re: this extract is filed with “Balfour, I.B.” papers under “Hutchinson”
•George Sherriff/ Dr. J Hutchinson, Correspondence (via Peter Cox) filed under “Ludlow & Sherriff” “misc. corres.” Box 10 in main index
•Some correspondence is filed with Sir. Wm. Wright Smith papers under, “Smith, Sir. Wm. W.”; “Rhododendron Corres.”, material boxed alphabetically in these boxes.
Hutchinson, John
J.A.R. Anderson 35mm Diapositive Slide Collection
c. 1000 Kodachrome slides with paper index arranged taxonomically
Anderson, J.A.R.
Papers relating to Golden Gate Park Secretary John McLaren
•Papers referring to John McLaren (1969-1970)
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Creator)
•Papers regarding setting up the garden and a visit by Professor H.R. Fletcher, (1965-1970)
Vancouver Botanical Garden
Plant labels found by members of the RBGE Horticulture Department and transferred to the Archives:
1: Magnolia acuminata, United States - found to the east of the copse, RBGE; a label intended to hang from the tree, this type of label had the impressed letters painted white by hand, then the entire label was hand painted black - would have been surrounded by a metal holder which has since decomposed - probably dates to around 1940?
2: Ilex laevigata; a temporary label found during excavations for the new Alpine House, 2012 - small label attached to wire which would have been pushed into the ground - probably dates to c.1960?
3: Viburnum dilatatum, c.1960? - temporary label from new Alpine House area.
4: Viburnum farreri - 'layers' - found in Nursery, troughs area - used when 'layering' viburnum - obtaining shoots from roots or branches.
5: Alpinia calcarata
6: Rhododendron hodgsonii
7: LA47
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Horticulture Department
