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Glenarn Garden, Rhu, Dumbartonshire

  • GB 235 GGN
  • File
  • 1922 - 1984

Glenarn Garden, Rhu, Dumbartonshire
Owned by the Gibson family between 1922 and 1984, archive consists of:
• Early Plant Book – 1
• Rhododendron Book (Bible / Stud Book)
• List of Abbreviations relating to above two books
• Letter from Jim Gibson to David Ingram dated 24/01/1994 regarding donation of above and history of the Garden.

  • letter between F.R.S. Balfour of Dawyck and Archie Gibson, 09/08/1939 relating to Sawyers of Inverewe, silver pheasants, and some informatin on rhododendron - falconeri on the Isle of Man reputedly planted pre-1847 (pre-Hooker) - was it sent by Colonel Sykes c. 1830?
  • communication between John Patrick of the Rhododendron Venture and Archie Gibson in 1972 regarding plants from Taiwan and the Rhododendron Venture report of 1971. Both this and the FRS Balfour letter above were donated to RBGE in 1999 by Jim Gibson.

Glenarn Garden

Goethe, M. (Expedition to the Andes, 1924 )

  • GB 235 GOM
  • File
  • 1924 - 1925

2 folders relating to M. Goethe's Plant Collecting Expedition to the Andes, 1924
•Folder 1: correspondence, dated 1924 – 1925, with M. Goethe, Henry D. McLaren & Prof. W. W. Smith
•Folder 2: Original handwritten list of 273 specimens of plants & seeds collected by M. Goethe

Goethe, M.

Holmes, Edward Morell, (Curator of Museum at Pharmaceutical Society)

  • GB 235 HEM
  • File
  • 1840 - 1930

•Correspondence, dated May – July 1880, to I. Bayley Balfour, filed under “Pharmaceutical Society" with “Balfour, I. Bayley” correspondence.
•2 Letters, dated 1885, file with “Dickson, Prof. Alex” papers under “Holmes, E.M.”

Holmes, Edward Morell

Gray, Asa

  • GB 235 GRA
  • File
  • 1860 - 1887

•3 letters, dated 1860 – 1864, to Dr. Thos. Anderson in bound volume filed under “Anderson, Dr. Thos.” – items 33, 34 & 35. In Box 2
•Letters dated 1 May (1887?) and 27 April 1887 of H Pelham and Bartholomew Price respectively, re; proposal for Hon. D. L. degree, sent to I Bayley Balfour filed with "Balfour, I.B." papers under “Pelham, H” and “Price, B” respectively

Gray, Asa

Hill, John Rutherford

  • GB 235 HJR
  • File
  • 1857 - 1941

•Letter, dated 6 April 1940,
•Papers, dated June – November 1900, re: Pharmaceutical Society, Regulation of Examinations filed with “Balfour, I. Bayley” papers under “Pharmaceutical Society"

Hill, John Rutherford

Grieve, James

  • GB 235 GVE
  • File
  • 1840 - 1924

•2 Letters, 1892 filed in “Balfour. I Bayley” correspondence under “Grieve, James
•Undated letter, original writer was Grieve, James (of Apple Fame) regarding history & cultivation of Violas. There are 2 photocopies of book extracts relating to Pansies & Violas.

Grieve, James

Hope, Charles William Webley

  • GB 235 HCW
  • File
  • 1832 - 1904

•Correspondence dated 1893 with J.J. Duthie & 1899 with I.B. Balfour (re: Col. F. Henderson collection) filed with “I. Bayley Balfour” papers under “Hope, C.W.”

Hope, Charles William Webley

Haryats(?), Pedro L (Portugal?)

  • GB 235 HYP
  • File
  • 1884 - 1885

•2 letters dated 1884 & 1885 to Col. Henderson filed under “Henderson, F”

Haryats, Pedro L.

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