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3 two sided handwritten pages of monograph ‘On the Sexuality of Algae’ by Dr. Ferdinand Cohn of Breslau dated (1855)
Sans titreArticle on ‘British Alpine Gardens’ Gardeners’ Chronicle (July 9, 1910) by H. Correvon, Floraire, Geneva
– refers to RBGE, I.B.Balfour and R. Farrer
1 folder containing correspondence and papers regarding Tatsienlu, West China (1920-38)
Sans titre•22 page, bound article written by Hamish Johnston adding new information about the Dickson nurserymen families to an article written by Priscilla Minay for the Old Edinburgh Club Vol. 1 1991. Accompanied by 2 pages of corrections to the Dickson entries in Ray Desmond’s Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists. 6 pages of email correspondence with Archive Librarian at RBGE (Feb.2011)
Sans titre•monograph; 8 pencil written notes of a biographical nature (originator of letter was James Grieve) detailing his work on Violas at Dickson's Ltd.
and extract of Roy Genders ‘Pansies and Violas’
•List of books from J. Ball’s Botanical Library, presented by the Trustees (printed list).
Sans titrewatercolour illustrations of Fungi
Sans titreLetter from A. Engler to Douglas Maclagan, Secretary of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 9 March 1886, Kgl. Botan. Garten, Breslau, thanking the Society for electing him a corresponding fellow.
Sans titre•Hand written letter dated 11 Jan 1945 to: Davis, Peter Hadland
Sans titre(Index p.74)
•Correspondence from Rupert Smith 1941 – 1942, filed under “Smith, Rupert”
