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McWatt, John, ‘Spanish Irises in a Scottish garden’, cutting (76 x 65mm) from an unidentified and undated publication, referring to plants in bloom in his garden on 27 July.
•Copy of ‘The Crichton Royal Institution, Dumfries: Syllabus of Lectures on Botany’, (March 1869) •Copy of ‘The Royal College of Science for Ireland: Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Botany’, (1872-73) •Copy of The Royal College of Science for Ireland: Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Botany‘ (1876-77)
•Box of personal papers and correspondence •Box of papers regarding excursions (1829-32) •Box of papers regarding his North American Tour (1834) •Box of papers regarding his North American Tour (second copies) •Box containing Tour Diaries (1836-38) •Box containing a Journal of Tours, including his Germany Tour (1839-40) •Box containing a Journal of Tours (1848) •Box of Annual Reports to Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society (RCHS) for 1841 and 1842 •Box of miscellaneous papers; into this box ("box 9 of 9") has been added (June 2019) a typescript list entitled "Plants of McNab's Herbarium"; it has an old id number of 37,994, was stored in the Library Office and is dated to February 1953. It is in 4 stapled bundles (caution - be wary of staples) and lists what was presumably herbarium specimens from James McNab's collection. •Box of miscellaneous papers, including correspondence and a photograph of a tree-transplanter •Folder containing McNab’s Testimonials •Bound volume of his ‘Journal of Tour Through North America, 1834’ •Scrapbook titled ‘McNab Cuttings’ •Untitled scrap book
•Card 1 - Material re Gilbert McNab contained in guard book filed under “McNab, Wm.” (brother) – individual box •Card 2 - McNab, Gilbert W. (Jamaica) – 2 letters dated 7 Jun 1850 & 11 May 1851 respectively, filed in “Balfour, J.H.”, supplementary correspondence (boxes) under “McNab, Gilbert W.”
•References re John McLaren, in papers 1969 -1970 re centenary celebrations of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, are filed under “San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Centenary” – individual white folder
•Manuscript paper titled ‘The Culture of the Potato’ being an extract of a letter from Alexander McLaren, gardener to the Dowager Marchioness of Queensberry at Coton House, Rugby 1847 to be read to meeting by Lt. Col. Belshes, President of the Society
