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File containing correspondence from J.R. Anderson regarding photographs and notes by C.C. Pemberton on abnormal growths of trees growing near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. N.B. In Anderson's first letter there is a reference to the fate of John Jeffrey in 1851 as recorded by Anderson's father.
the file contains letters from Anderson, copies of letters between Anderson and Pemberton, around 50 of Pemberton's photographs showing the tree growth and a report from Borthwick with his interpretation of the photographs.

• James Robert Anderson, 1841-1930, the son of A.C. Anderson, left Fort Nisqually in 1850 to attend school in Victoria for two years. He returned in 1858 and remained until his death. He was an accountant and businessman, and from 1894 until 1908, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture. He had a keen interest in natural history. His father, Alexander C. Anderson, was an early B.C. land surveyor. (right click, open link in new tab) https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/anderson-james-robert-1841-1930]
• Chartres Cecil Pemberton, 1864-1943, was a barrister, law clerk to the legislature, aboriculturist and realtor (right click, open link in new tab) https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/pemberton-c-c

Printed text of the Lecture on ‘The Scope and Tendency of Botanical Study; An Inaugural Address delivered before the Liverpool Royal Infirmary School of Medicine’ (May 3, 1858)

•Signatures of Carl von Linné and Carolus a Linné (Linnæus the younger) filed with the collection of Signature under “S” in general alphabetical category

•Correspondence, dated 1912-1913 on Primula filed with subject material under “Primula” (Box 1) in main index.

•Folder of hand coloured and annotated illustrations held in RBR (was in A:1)
•21 items of correspondence in Balfour, John Hutton Collection

•List of plants at Kaimes Lodge, Murrayfield, 1907-1909

One file of letters from G.S. Puri, Regional botanist, Botanical Survey of India, Wester Circle, Poona to H.R. Fletcher at RBGE describing the development of the Poona herbarium, museum and experimental garden in around 1958. There is discussion of a seed exchange plus a short article on the activities of the Poona herbarium for publication in our journal [was it ever published?].