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GB 235 RBG/6/2/1/5 · Item · 1914
Part of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Institutional Archives

RBGE Plants and Seeds Despatch Ledger with 'Plants and Seeds Sent Out III' on the spine; the ledger lists plants sent to various locations around Britain and the World between January and December 1914. There is an index, arranged alphabetically, at the front.

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Creator)
GB 235 RBG/6/2/1/6 · Item · 1916-1920
Part of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Institutional Archives

RBGE Plants and Seeds Despatch Ledger with 'Despatch Book Propagating Dept. written inside; the ledger lists plants sent to various locations around Britain and the World between October 1916 and February 1920. There is an index, arranged alphabetically, at the front.

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Creator)
GB 235 RBG/6/2/1/8 · Item · 1922-1924
Part of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Institutional Archives

RBGE Plants and Seeds Despatch Ledger with 'Plants, Seeds, etc. Sent Out' on the spine; the ledger lists plants sent to various locations around Britain and the World between December 1922 and February 1924. There is an index, arranged alphabetically, at the front.

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Creator)
RBGE Plant Phenology Records
GB 235 PPR · Collection · 1899 - 1939

Series of notebooks recording the flowering times (phenology) of certain plants grown at RBGE

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Creator)
RBGE Plant Labels
GB 235 HDE · Collection · 1900 - 1970

Plant labels found by members of the RBGE Horticulture Department and transferred to the Archives:
1: Magnolia acuminata, United States - found to the east of the copse, RBGE; a label intended to hang from the tree, this type of label had the impressed letters painted white by hand, then the entire label was hand painted black - would have been surrounded by a metal holder which has since decomposed - probably dates to around 1940?
2: Ilex laevigata; a temporary label found during excavations for the new Alpine House, 2012 - small label attached to wire which would have been pushed into the ground - probably dates to c.1960?
3: Viburnum dilatatum, c.1960? - temporary label from new Alpine House area.
4: Viburnum farreri - 'layers' - found in Nursery, troughs area - used when 'layering' viburnum - obtaining shoots from roots or branches.
5: Alpinia calcarata
6: Rhododendron hodgsonii
7: LA47

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Horticulture Department
RBGE Plant Donation Ledger
GB 235 RBG/6/1/2/1 · Item · 1810-1823
Part of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Institutional Archives

Plant Donation Ledger with 'Plants Received; Donations Book' on the spine. The ledger dates from 1810 to 1823 and documents donations of plants numbered 1-387 from around Britain and the World. Donations numbered 1-294 dating to between 1810 and 1820 are documented in the main body of the ledger. There is a chronological index at the back which lists the donors from 1-387 with a date range of 1810 to 1823.

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Creator)
RBGE Plant Donation Ledger
GB 235 RBG/6/1/2/2 · Item · 1826-1845
Part of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Institutional Archives

Plant Donation Ledger with 'Plants Received' written inside. The ledger dates from 1826 to 1845 and documents donations of plants (numbered 1-9 before the system of numbering is abandoned) from around Britain and the World. There is a chronological index at the back which lists the donors.

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Creator)