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Diary of J.F. Rock Volume 4; Lan-Chou to Kokonor Babo, 1925
The diary is entitled “Kansu Province, Diary Vol. IV of Joseph F. Rock Director Harvard Arnold Arboretum Asiatic Expedition from August 31st in part to November 16th 1925. From Hsiangtang to Kokonor Babo and return to Sining.
Includes sheet of Chinese writing on Chinese paper and loose notes, including lists [of plants? Photographs?]

Transcript of Rock’s Diary, Vol. 4, 1925
Transcript has been prepared for Rock and includes the corrections made in his annotated copy and although space has been left for him to add Chinese characters, this was not done.

Joseph F.C. Rock’s annotated transcript of his diary volume 7, 1926-1927

Annotated transcript of Rock’s Diary, Vol. 8, 1927 entitled 'Cho-ni to Sung-Pan; Journey from Cho-ni via The-wu country to Chung-Chang, Director Arnold Arboretum, Harvard Expedition. From March 9 to April 22 1927, Volume No. VIII (8)'
Transcript has been prepared for Rock and has been annotated by him to include corrections and Chinese / Tibetan characters.
Transcript is missing pages relating to the end of April 16th, April 17th and early April 18th 1927.

Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock; May 1938 to February 1940; including:

• List of trunks in Hong Kong (p.2);
• Index to Ceremonies – The Nv ceremonies or funerals, followed by volume and page references, but unclear as to what they refer to – it does not appear to be the diaries. (p.3)
• Books sent to Kelly and Walsh to be rebound (p.4)
• University of Hawaii books(?) (p.5)
• ‘Sent to Ye Olde Printerie’ (p.6)
• Addresses (p.7)
• ‘Left in Yunnan’; addresses (p.8)
• Trunks left in Yunnanfu (p.9-12)
• Diary – May 20 1938 (Hanoi) – May 24 1938 (pp.13-36)
• pp.37-100 are blank, (small pressed flower between pp.58-59)
• 5 August 1938 – 28 February 1940 (pp.101-168) includes 3 pressed leaf specimens sellotaped into the diary (p.160, p.163)
• Diary is blank between pp. 169-297 save for some more pressed plants: p189 (v. fragile); p.239 ‘Rapperswil; p.255 Davos Pass 26th June with Robert; p.263 Davos Pass with Robert, June 26, [19]38; p.271, St Bernhard; p.285 Davos Pass
• pp.298-299, Chinese text; ‘wants yellow eye glasses, also a watch’ Wrote Mr (?) Meyer that before leaving Honolulu will wire “Leaving” Rock. He will then wire Miss Leburten(?) this message.

• Draft copy of an article titled ‘The New Plant Houses at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh’ (stored in the ‘R’ box)
• History and development of the garden
• Accounts, 1764-1876 (incomplete)
• Staff Records (incomplete)
• Probationer Gardener records (1889-1935)
• Records relating to education at RBGE
• Photographs
• Maps
• Papers relating to regional gardens – Dawyck, Benmore and Logan
• Plant flowering records (phenology registers)
• Plant records, including inventories, and registers of plants entering and leaving the garden

• Ms. lectures on botany (1803–1806?), 44 pp.; Index Stirpium Officinalium, ut in Horto Regio Botanico Edinburgensi, 2 copies, 7 pp.; 1 copy, 4 pp., C. Stewart, printer; ms. note: “Edinburgh Evening Courant, Sept. 18, 1820. Nothing to be found on last page / Column 4.” 1 p.
• Correspondence and papers, including a ms. letter petitioning H.M. Treasury for an additional allowance to maintain the Botanic Garden, 1807; two ms. letters (with wax seals) from Archibald Menzies to Prof. Rutherford regarding seeds sent by Menzies, 1789; ms. copies of two letters from Archibald Dickson to I. Bayley Balfour, 1889 (originals with I. Bayley Balfour correspondence under “Dickson, Archibald”; ms. letter from Henry Paton, genealogist, to I. Bayley Balfour, regarding an inventory of Daniel Rutherford, 1909.

Letter from William Achard, Edinburgh, to John Hutton Balfour dated 27 September 1870; Achard is unable to accept an invite to dinner as he has had to cancel visit to Edinburgh and return to Geneva. If Balfour has any messages for Geneva, Achard offers to take them.

Letter from James Adams, Glasgow, to John Hutton Balfour dated 1854; Adams is impressed by Dr. Abernethy's paper, Balfour's remarks and also those of Balfour's friends who agree with you on the Coal question; Greville's acceptance of the Civil jury's decision has not affected the scientific question. Such a style of controversy shows how Scientific opinions can differ widely, free from personal views. Adams requests a delay in decisions until Balfour has a fuller explanation of the rings in the section of coal shown. [continues at length disagreeing with Balfour's evidence] and states that although Balfour's explanation was innocent it was mistaken and he should recall it in the name of Science. Adams writes this as a friendly challenge and the result will either modify Balfour's views or those of Adams and others who disagree.

William Aitken encloses a specimen of Scalariform tissue from the Torbane Hill coal seam. He has been examining various samples of coals and stratified rocks since he saw Balfour and is now even more certain that the stratified slices of Cannel coal are NOT vegetable matter but are in the structure of the coal. He wishes Balfour success in demolishing Bennett and would enjoy hearing it when it takes place.