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•Photocopy of Letter from W.J. Hooker, dated 18th of September 1825 addressed to Dr. Gillies when he was residing at Mendoza (1833 – 1838)

Catalogue of Thomas Drummond’s first parcel from St. Louis, the Alleganies and New Orleans in 1832 (hand written by R.K. Greville)

•Letter from W.H. Campbell to Andrew Robertson, 10 Jan 1837

Handwritten letter on 3 sides describing “new” method of propagation- “striking on the live plant”. By cutting 4/5 through the plant stalk and binding with damp moss a new shoot grows strongly and quickly. Anderson made successful experiments with fuchsia, heliotrope, jasmine, rose, etc. showing that this method can be used both in the greenhouse and in the open in situ. He grants Patrick Neill permission to publish them in the Transactions of the Caledonian Horticultural Society.

A letter from Jane Fergus to Hugh Cleghorn, dated 7 December, 1839

•Letter to W.H. Campbell form Rollo (8 April 1840)

•Letter to W.H. Campbell from Rutherford (8 January 1840)

• Original transcript of George Gardner's "Brazilian plants, 1836-41". 3 copies of transcription made, 2 for J. A. Ratter (donor) & 1 to be bound for Library shelves RBGEA2006.08

Copy of a letter from J.H. Balfour to the Secretary of the Botanical Society (10.02.1841)

•Letter from Richardson to unknown 2 Sep 1841, describing a meeting of the British Association regarding a grant for preparing maps for illustration of the geographical distribution of plants & animals, which had lapsed, due to inconsistencies