- GB 235 RJF/2/3/19
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- 13/06/1914
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
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Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Primula kansuensis / Purdomia auria, No2, F39
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Rhododendron campylocarpum series caloxanthum, F937
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Corydalis melanochlora, with [last?] on highest ridges
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Farrer, Reginald John
Stellera (stems should be stiffer and the plant forms a perfect domed bush), above Siku
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Farrer, Reginald John
letter dated 14/03/1914 from Farrer, Lanchow, to Celia Noble
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Expressing distress at not receiving any letters from Celia. In Thibet, bought some huge copper vats - heirlooms, 12 silk panels, jade for her. Spent winter in Lanchow: describes as charming Chinese capital surrounded by orchards, pagodas and immemorial tombs, so old & tranquil in dazzling blue golden air. ‘I live in fat peace ensconced in a big many-yarded palace while all Europe is a devil's cauldron of blood and fire.’
Farrer, Reginald John
Lilium tenuifolium, Aster kansuensis, Siku
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
letter dated 06/10/1914 from Farrer, Taschow Old City, Kansu to Celia Noble
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Description of his time in mountains of Thibet, present of umbrella and food for Chief Mandarin's birthday, go to Badman's land, disguised as coolies at night to collect seed, hide in woods by day and creep back into China. ‘A grey day & a grey heart can only be lightened with the roseate vision of Celia.’
Farrer, Reginald John
Incarvillea grandiflora, Wolvesden
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Farrer, Reginald John
Trollius pumilus and Geranium species, Wolvesden
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Farrer, Reginald John