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•Information and references to John Hutchinson at, Kew in heavily annotated press clipping. Correspondence re: this extract is filed with “Balfour, I.B.” papers under “Hutchinson” •George Sherriff/ Dr. J Hutchinson, Correspondence (via Peter Cox) filed under “Ludlow & Sherriff” “misc. corres.” Box 10 in main index •Some correspondence is filed with Sir. Wm. Wright Smith papers under, “Smith, Sir. Wm. W.”; “Rhododendron Corres.”, material boxed alphabetically in these boxes.
•Numerous copies and photocopies of a pamphlet outlining the aims, membership, benefits and profile of The Institute of Horticulture. •Numerous copies of a brochure issued by The Institute of Horticulture, titled ‘Come into Horticulture’ •Numerous copies of application forms for student membership of I.O.H. •Letter from Angela Clarke, General Secretary of I.O.H., inviting J.A. Ross Kerby to become a member of the Careers Advisory Bureau (21/01/1992) •Envelope containing membership fees for 1992 and numerous copies of the membership application forms •Envelope containing headed note paper for the I.O.H. •Various information sheets about the I.O.H •Numerous copies of membership enquiry forms Also stored with these items are photographs of a ship, ‘Cunard’, a group of people, and glass houses – all of them unlabelled. There is also an envelope of photographs labelled ‘Quarantine House Site during construction?’ (1988), given to Ross Kerby by Ken Grant.
• One folder containing a 27 page manuscript paper titled Contribution to Natural History: Re the roots of the Bromeliaceé. Detailed examination of root behaviour in these and allied species.
•Box containing a notebook, papers and correspondence, moss specimens, bryophyte master cards and a checklist of the bryophytes of V.C.101 •5 boxes containing 52 notebooks mostly relating to VC101 •2 boxes of miscellaneous papers and correspondence (to be checked) •3 boxes of correspondence (to be checked)
•Signatures of Carl von Linné and Carolus a Linné (Linnæus the younger) filed with the collection of Signature under “S” in general alphabetical category
Five page, Autograph document: Copy of Testament Dative & Inventory of the goods and gear of the late Malcolm McCoig, gardener at the Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, dated 1st April 1789
One page, Autograph document: Letter from Henry Paton (Genealogist) to Prof. Balfour, dated 7 March 1908, re: the Testament of Malcolm McCoig – to clarify a name referenced in the document (possibly Ludovick Gerardi)
Printed book extract referring to a proposal to publish a “Flora Edinburgensis” by Malcolm McCoig c.1811
