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1 cardboard slide tray
[COVER, IN PENCIL] '3' 'BATCH 2'; red/brown hinges; Index blank

Total of 13 of 20 slots filled, empty spaces are #s: 4-5,14,17-20

many appear to be from specimens collected by Istvah Pinter; some additional data can be found on some of the slides

The numbers on the slide correlate to an accessions report document [ACCESSSION NUMBER+LINK]

Slide numbers are as follows:
Slot 1: 2006017[asterisk]5 - Aspelnium ceterach
Slot 2: 2008017[asterisk]9 - Aspelnium ceterach
Slot 3: 2006017[asterisk]9 - Aspelnium ceterach
Slot 4: [EMPTY]
Slot 5: [EMPTY]
Slot 6: 2006017[asterisk]35/2 - Aspelnium ceterach
Slot 7: 2006017[asterisk]5/1 - Aspelnium ceterach
Slot 8: 2006017[asterisk]62
Slot 9: 2006017[asterisk]9 - Aspelnium ceterach
Slot 10: 2006017[asterisk]9 - Aspelnium ceterach
Slot 11: 2006017[asterisk]52 - Aspelnium ceterach x lolegnamense
Slot 12: 2006017[asterisk]68 - [?]
Slot 13: 2006017[asterisk]52 - Aspelnium ceterach x lolegnamense
Slot 14: [EMPTY]
Slot 15: 200617[asterisk]45/1 - Aspelnium ceterach
Slot 16: 2006017[asterisk]45/2 - Aspelnium ceterach
Slot 17: [EMPTY]
Slot 18: [EMPTY]
Slot 19: [EMPTY]
Slot 20: [EMPTY]

This is a small series of items relating to the section of Rhododendron giganteum - now named Rhododendron protistum found and collected by George Forrest and his collectors in Yunnan, China on the 15th March 1931. The series consists of the specimen itself, and two of its museum labels.
For more information: (right click, open link in new tab) https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/14186

Correspondence; see “Aglen Collection”. “W.H. Campbell Correspondence” Botanical Society of [Edinburgh] Scotland (BSS)

• One letter (June 21, 1847), Botanical Society communications

•Capt. L.D. Fraser. ‘Military Report of Yun-Nan: Part III, Route Book’, Calcutta,1901. (Belonged to George Forrest so was stored with Forrest collection, but is now housed in the Rare Book Room)

•Two folders of photographs, correspondence, reports, maps etc. from 1967 Soqotra Expedition

Galloway, Robert (Secretary to Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society) Correspondence filed in “Balfour, I. Bayley” papers under “Arboricultural Society”

Garden, The – It’s Formation and Furnishing
•Series of Lectures – presumably by Prof. I.B. Balfour – filed with “Balfour, I. Bayley” papers – Box 4 of “Miscellaneous Papers – lecture notes, etc”

Monograph: Letter to William Maurlan from Isaac Bayley Balfour, dated, November 28th 1879, advising that the Commissioners of the Board of Inland Revenue had authorized an annual provision of 30 gallons of methylated spirits to Glasgow University – for the preservation of Botanical Specimens.

Glenarn Garden, Rhu, Dumbartonshire
Owned by the Gibson family between 1922 and 1984, archive consists of:
• Early Plant Book – 1
• Rhododendron Book (Bible / Stud Book)
• List of Abbreviations relating to above two books
• Letter from Jim Gibson to David Ingram dated 24/01/1994 regarding donation of above and history of the Garden.

• letter between F.R.S. Balfour of Dawyck and Archie Gibson, 09/08/1939 relating to Sawyers of Inverewe, silver pheasants, and some informatin on rhododendron - falconeri on the Isle of Man reputedly planted pre-1847 (pre-Hooker) - was it sent by Colonel Sykes c. 1830?
• communication between John Patrick of the Rhododendron Venture and Archie Gibson in 1972 regarding plants from Taiwan and the Rhododendron Venture report of 1971. Both this and the FRS Balfour letter above were donated to RBGE in 1999 by Jim Gibson.