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Third edition of The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, published 1775. Inscribed with the names John Murray and Thomas Blaikie on the frontispiece. (Box 2)

Folder 1 of 2; 21 typescript leaves with 1 mounted plant sample, 200 x 260mm; manuscript: 'The Life history of Astragalus Hypoglottis’ The Purple Milk Vetch together with 7 hand coloured microscopic enlargements [see below]; Submission for Dobby Smith Gold Medal for Botany
Folder 2 of 2; 7 original drawings in coloured inks of enlarged plant mounted on board with tracing paper overlays, various sizes from 150 x 250mm to 250 x 320mm; Figure drawings for The Life History of Astragalus Hypoglottis ’The Life History of Astragalus Hypoglottis’ with figure drawing by A. Ninian Bruce
2 dried specimens.
Entered in competition for The Dobbie Smith Gold Medal in Botany, Glasgow University 1881-1882 Calender

Collection of documents relating to the Killarney Fern Project.

The Killarney Fern [Trichomanes speciosum Willd.]

Summary of Killarney Fern Project

Natural History Museum has been involved in research pertaining to Trichomanes speciosum for years. In 1992, Mary Gibby was awarded a special grant from the Museum to develop molecular methos to study genetic variation within the species. Followed by a three-year award to study genetic variation within the species (1992-1995), followed by three-year award from the Natural Environment Research Council

(NERC)to Mary Gibby and John Barrett, Dept. Of Genetics, University of Cambridge to extend this work into a project on “genetic population structure and dynamics of the sporophyte and gametophye populations of the endangered fern Trichomanes speciosum Willd.”

The Naturally History Museum and English Nature are joint Lead Partners on the Biodiversity Action Plan Species Action Plan or Trichomanes speciosum, the Killarney Fern. It was their responsibility to develop a work programme, based on the Species Action Plan and to agree on it with the Countryside outlies for Wales a a contact point

(from the ‘Introduction’ in the document “workshop on Trichomanes speciosum”)

Document List

• x2 copies “Workshop on Trichomanes speciosum, The Killarney Fern” Confidential report of proceedings” compiled by Mary Gibby in July 1997.

  • One copy is missing page 8. Part of a workshop on Trichomanes speciosum that was held at the Natural History Museum in London on 15 May 1997.

• D.A. Ratcliffe, H.J.B. Birks, Hilary H. Birks,The ecology and conservation of the Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum willd. In Britain and Ireland, Biological Conservation, Volume 66, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 231-247, ISSN 0006-3207, https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(93)90008-O.

• Rumsey, F.J., Headley, A.D., Farrar, D.R., & Sheffield, E. (1991). The Killarney Fern (Trichomanes speciocum) in Yorkshire. The naturalist, 116, 41-43. ISSN 0028-0771

• Stewart, W. (1901) Notes on the occurrence of Trichomanes radicans Sw. in Scotland Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Glasgow 6:18-21

• various maps – hand drawn, printed, many annotated

5 lists printed on a dot matrix printer. Sheets measure approx.370mmx280mm.

1) Hoarea Project Numbers, "Sort: Project Numbers," 16 February 1995 (14 pages)
2) Hoarea Project Numbers, "Sort: Taxon; Project Numbers," 16 February 1995 (14 pages)
3) Hoarea Project Numbers, "Sort: Taxa," 25 April 1997 (14 pages)
4) Hoarea Project Numbers, "Hoarea Project Numbers," 24 July 1998 (15 pages)
5) Hoarea Project Numbers, "Sort: Taxon, projed-numbers," 24 July 1998 (15 pages)

Lists includes STEU collection numbers & localities

A collection of documents relating to the Guernsey Fern Project.

The Guernsey Fern [X Asplenophyllitis microdon (T.Moore) Alston = Asplenium × microdon (T.Moore) Lovis & Vida]

The Guernsey Rare Fern Project Summary

Conservation of Guernsey’s rare ferns. The investigation of Guernsey’s rare ferns, a collaboration between La Société Guernesiaise and the Board of Administration by staff at Natural History Museum (NHM), London. Funded by the Sun Alliance. Five botanists from NHM: Mary Gibby, Clive Jermy, Alison Paul, Fred Rumsey, and Johannes Vogel, carried out field work in Guernsey in April 1996 in collaboration with local botanists: Nigel Jee, Patience Ryan, Rachel D. Rabey, and Marcia Marsden. Investigated the distribution of Guernsey’s rare ferns and their conservation status based on field and laboratory work.

1 book containing signatures of visitors to the Logan House gardens between 1949 and 1967. Signatures include many significant figures in the horticultural world- Euan and Peter Cox, Vita Sackville-West using her married name of Nicolson, Cicely M. Crewdson, George Taylor, numerous landowners, members of RBGE staff and, in 1955, HRH, Elizabeth R.

Garden, The – It’s Formation and Furnishing
•Series of Lectures – presumably by Prof. I.B. Balfour – filed with “Balfour, I. Bayley” papers – Box 4 of “Miscellaneous Papers – lecture notes, etc”

1 manuscript. Handwritten. Photocopy. Annotations in pencil.

[TITLE] The Fern Flora of Madeira
no author listed but written in J.D. Lovis' handwritting.

[written in red ink in top right corner] Prof. I. Manton