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Robertson, John

  • GB 235 ROB
  • Item
  • 1847

•Note of plants found in Ross-shire by Dr. John Robertson (14 Jul1847)

Robertson, John

McLaren, Alexander

  • GB 235 MCL
  • Item
  • 1847

•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

McLaren, Alexander

France, C

  • GB 235 FRC
  • Item
  • 1847

• One letter (June 21, 1847), Botanical Society communications

France, C

Col. Edward Madden Plant Collection List

  • GB 235 MAD
  • File
  • 1849

•Collector: Col. E Madden – list of numbered Himalayan Plants from Simla Lits mountains to Kumaon & Tibet named (mostly by M.P. Edgeworth) Almorah 1849, remainder named by Bentham, G; Munro, Major W.; Strachey, Capt. R.; Winterbotton, J.E. in some cases by collation with Herbarium Wallich – Filed under “Madden, E” in general index; in the form of 28 leaves, sewn in a paper cover]

Madden, Edward

John Sibthorp bookplate

  • GB 235 SIJ
  • Item
  • 1840 - 1849

1 sheet with John Sibthorp's book plate attached to it, alongside email correspondence outlining the discovery.

Noltie, Henry J.

McNab, Gilbert information

  • GB 235 MNG
  • File
  • 1850 - 1851

•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.”

McNab, Gilbert

Gardiner, William

  • GB 235 GWM
  • File
  • 1808 - 1852

•Materials related to his book ‘Flora of Forfarshire’ – 16 page handwritten monograph ‘Catalogue of Mosses Collected in Forfarshire and Perthshire; including 155 species and varieties belonging to 26 genera.’ bound in card cover. Inset at the end is a copy of a letter from Alex. P. Stevenson, stamped 17 Jun 1903, referencing James Donald – Hampton Court Gardens.
•Note from W.W. Smith, dated 23 Dec 1931 referring to Gardiner’s own copy of his book ‘Flora of Forfarshire’. The copy was lent by Alexander Hutcheson and is believed to be unique, as having mounted specimens of plants interleaved and named by Gardiner himself. The copy referred to in the note is in the Library of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
•Lent by Alexander Hutcheson – an advertisement for a proposed 2nd edition of “Gardiner’s Flora of Forfarshire”, which was never published.
•Letter written by William Gardiner to his wife Elizabeth from Castleton of Braemar, dated 26 July 1844, on one of his botanical excursions; acknowledging receipt of a P.O. money order.
•Letter dated 30 Jan 1896 from James Scrymgeour to Alexander Hutcheson re: Wm. Gardiner.
•“The Flora Of Forfarshire”, Gardiner, William, London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longman, 1848.
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Gardiner, William

Maxwell, Sir John Maxwell Stirling-

  • GB 235 MAX
  • File
  • 1866 - 1856

•Some correspondence filed filed with Sir Wm. Wright Smith papers under “Smith, Sir Wm. W.”, “Rhododendron Corresp”, material boxed alphabetically in these boxes

Stirling-Maxwell, Sir John Maxwell

Devonshire, William George Spencer

  • GB 235 DEV
  • Item
  • 1790 - 1858

•Letter regarding being elected an honorary member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh (October 7, 1837)

Devonshire, William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of

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