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•2 letters dated 1884 & 1885 to Col. Henderson filed under “Henderson, F”
Haryats, Pedro L.• Booklet, “Laws of The Harveian Society of Edinburgh; instituted 12th April 1782”, with Chronological Lists of Presidents (including D. Rutherford (1787 & 1818), J.H. Balfour (1852) and R. Graham (1825)) and Members since 1782 with Rules of Membership.
Harveian Society of EdinburghA candlestick holder and mirror frame crafted from trial pieces produced when creating the rhododendron gate for the Inverleith East Gate entrance to RBGE
Lonie, Harry•Correspondence dated 1912 -1913 on “Primula”, filed with subject material under “Primula”, Box 1 in main index
Harley, Andrew• 1 short handwritten narrative regarding the foundation of Hamburg Botanic Garden by Prof. C. Lehmann between 1820 and 1822. There is no author's name or date but it is an expert description of the contents of the Hamburg Botanic Garden.
Hamburg Botanic GardenGutta Percha latex block originally from the Tjipetir Plantation, Java (c. 1900) in Indonesia but washed up on the beach of Cornwall. Found by Tracey Williams and donated to Peter Wilkie (RBGE). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30043875
Tjipetir Plantation•Box of correspondence, posthumous papers, 1935-54 (New Zealand)
Guthrie-Smith, HerbertGunnera Nature Print and article relating to it (Gardenwise, v.48, Feb. 2017). The print was produced by Michele Rodda with help from Dr. Henry Noltie during the Flora Malesiana Symposium held at RBGE in July 2016.
Rodda, Michele•2 Letters, 1892 filed in “Balfour. I Bayley” correspondence under “Grieve, James
•Undated letter, original writer was Grieve, James (of Apple Fame) regarding history & cultivation of Violas. There are 2 photocopies of book extracts relating to Pansies & Violas.
•Handwritten direction to the site of his grave
•Unbound duplicate drawings of Diatoms originally at the end of a collection of Greville’s Papers
•Catalogue written by R.K. Greville of first parcel from Thomas Drummond from St. Luis, Alleganies & New Orleans 1832 filed under “Drummond, Thomas” folder (DRU)