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Copy letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour, Edinburgh, to A.K. Bulley, Ness, dated 20 August 1906.
Balfour writes to explain his reasons for rejecting a proposal by The Co-operative Bees Ltd. for a system of plant exchange. Balfour prefers that the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh be treated as a purchasing customer. He will send Meconopsis bella and Primula reidii once the former has flowered.
Plants referenced: Meconopsis; Primula
Letter fire damaged and paper is very brittle; handle with care.

Letter from A.K. Bulley, Ness, Neston, Cheshire, to Isaac Bayley Balfour, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, dated 21 August 1906.
Bulley writes to agree to Balfour’s request [to treat Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh as a customer rather than exchange partner] 'All right, good friend. It shall be as you wish'. Bulley expects George Forrest to return at beginning of the new year and to marry Miss Traill 'regardless of mother-in-law's tin cap views'. As to Forrest’s prospects: ‘I certainly shan't let F. sink into the ranks of the out of works, though it wont be too easy to find a job for him.’
Letter has been fire damaged with some loss.

Letter from George Forrest, China Inland Misison, Talifu [Dali], to Professor Isaac Bayley Balfour M.D., 'Regius Keeper', Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, dated 01 September 1906.
Forrest writes to thank Balfour for applying to the F:O [Foreign Office] for protection and travel facilities for him. Consuls Ottewill and Wilkinson and other officials have already offered help. Forrest has suffered a period of ill health culminating in high fever and loss of consciousness. He is now recovering and hopes to return to the Lichiang [Lijiang] range [Yulong Xue Shan] where his three best collectors have continued work in his absence. Hopes to bring home with him about 3,000 species, mostly plants from an altitude of 9-15,000 feet.
Letter has been fire damaged with some loss, including of text; handle with care.

Receipt letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour, Regius Keeper, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh to Bees Ltd, dated 05 September 1906.
Standard letter giving identification of seven specimen plants and 5 plants grown from seeds sent by Forrest from China:
No. 1, Spiraea Ulmaria
No. 2, Asphodelus fistulosus
No. 3, Polygonum molle
No. 4, Spiraea Humboldtii
No. 5, Lindelofia spectabilis
No. 6, Veronica Teucrium
No. 7, Potentilla chrysantha
The plants sent from seeds sent from China by Mr. Forrest are:

1. Adenophora polymorpha
2. Potentilla n.sp. near gelida
3. Adenophora n.sp.
4. Sedum asiaticum var.
5. Silene apetala
   Plants referenced: Adenophora; Asphodelus; Lindelofia; Polygonum; Potentilla; Sedum; Silene; Spiraea; Veronica

Letter from George Forrest, China Inland Mission, Talifu [Dali], to Professor Isaac Bayley Balfour M.D., 'Regius Keeper', Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, dated 25 September 1906.
Forrest writes enclosing three prints of a species of primula discovered on the Lichiang [Lijiang] range [Yulong Xue Shan], with detailed description of the plant. Photograph IV is of a plant which he cannot place, and V is of a species of cypripedium. Gives detailed descriptions of both. Forrest also encloses some small specimens of primula, saxifrage and delphinium. This season he has secured from 20-30 species of both saxifrage and primula. ‘I could write much on the flowers I have seen and collected this season but I am so weak through my prolonged illness, that I have neither the heart nor the strength to do so. Besides it is such a long time since I received a letter from you, 10 months, that I am led to infer you have lost all interest in my wanderings and collecting, therefore you will pardon me if I make this my last communication before my departure for home.’
Plants referenced: Cypripedium; Delphinium; Pine; Primula; Saxifrage
Photographs referenced: I. Group of primula –Lichiang range; II. Flowering head of primula; III. Mass of primula plants in situ; IV. Unidentified plant; V. Cypripedium?
Letter has been badly fire damaged with some loss, including of text; as it is a large folded letter, there is a photocopy in the binder alongside which should be used to enable reading the text inside.

Copy letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour, Edinburgh, to A.K. Bulley, Ness, dated 19 November 1906.
Balfour writes to thank Bulley for his testimony in favour of Mr Besant [of Bees Ltd, see letter to Balfour dated 2nd October 1904, Forrest file. GB235 FRG/1/1/1/1904/9. L.P.]. Balfour will keep this in mind when filling vacant post. He is finding it difficult to work out Forrest’s plants because so many are new and for described plants from the region it is difficult to get at the type specimens. Balfour undertakes to employ Forrest on his return until he finds something better. ‘He is about the best collector I know of. His specimens are splendid and his notes excellent.’
Plants referenced: Adenophora; Crawfurdia; Gentian; Potentilla
Letter is fire damaged with some loss.

Documents originally found interleaved between the back pages of the bound book. Two letters from Syed Mohamed Rasemulla. Dated 14 Oct 1934 and 5 Aug 1934. 1 page each.

Documents originally found interleaved between the back pages of the bound book. These include:

(1) a sketch route map in pencil. 1 page.

(2) two letters from Syed Mohamed Rasemulla. Dated 14 Oct 1934 and 5 Aug 1934. 1 page each.

(3) Partial letter from Frank Ludlow. Dated. 3 Aug [No Year]. Listing what he has seen in regards to botany, birds, and butterflies. Gives details about the route he has been taking. Begins to write about his plans but gets cut off. There is a torn piece of paper, that appears to be the rest of the letter, signed F. Ludlow. This torn paper has some brief notes by George Sherriff written on it in pencil. 1 page + 1 scrap.

(4) Hand-written table. No title. Months down the side and names across the top. Filled in with numbers and totals at the bottom of each column. Possibly a list of the number of specimens plants/seeds sent out during the year. 1 page.

(5) "Mails for Captain Sherriff". Details of mail received. Note from Lukarimullah, no date. 1 page.

(6) "Account for Captain Sherriff". Details of expenses. Brief note at the bottom by Lukarimullah, dated 8 Nov 1934. 1 page.

(7) 2 very brief notes on scraps of paper. 2 scraps.

(8) Hotel receipt: Nedous Hotel, 23 May 1934. For Danong Lepcha.

(8) HR Fletcher research notes, 4 pages, for the book "Quest of Flowers"