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Letter from Sir William Gibson Craig to John Hutton Balfour dated 26 September 1851 regarding Balfour's application to the Treasury for more funding for the Botanic Garden: "My dear Sir, Your demands for the Botanical Garden seem to grow as fast as your Palms- I shall see Lord Seymour tomorrow and do all I can to induce him to deal liberally with your application"

Letter from Lord Elcho to John Hutton Balfour dated 5 November 1853; "Sir, Before leaving Scotland I rec'd your letter and enclosures on the subject of the Palm House in the Royal Botanical Garden - I saw Sir W. Molesworth yesterday and impressed upon him the importance of speedily attending to it and I hope that some steps will be taken to rescue the Palms from the fate that awaits them should nothing be done."

Letter from Lord Roslyn to John Hutton Balfour dated 4 July 1859 regarding potentially moving the Conservatory of the late Thomas Assheton Smith at Tedworth [Tidworth] near Andover to the Botanic Garden.