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2 limited edition hand coloured multi block wood engravings showing the plantsman Reginald Farrer created in 2015 by artist Abigail Rorer of the Lone Oak Press.

Photocopy of "Report on Collection Data of the Genus Pelargonium". There are no headings. The reference numbers may have been used by Mary Gibby, esp. in her photography work.

[TITLE] REPORT ON COLLECTION DATA OF THE GENUS PELARGOINUM

Photocopies of accessions from Chelsea Physics Garden. The accession numbers were used by Mary Gibby, esp. in her photography work. These photocopies are for reference only.

Book 1

[COVER 1] 'ACCESSIONS, DO NOT REMOVE FROM CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN'

[COVER 2] 'CPG - CYTOLOGY MARY GIBBY BOTANY'

• dates: 1975-1997
• approx. 123 pages
• the cytology number starts at 75•01
• appears to also contain chromosome counts

Contains the following information:

• date
• species
• family
• cytology number
• garden number
• collection number

Book 2

appears to be primarily Pelargonium

[COVER] 'ACCESSIONS VOL: II No/s 5968- '

• dates: 1983-2000
• approx. 145 pages
• reference number starts 5968

Contains the following information:

• date
• species
• reference number

Book 3

[COVER] 'Chelsea Physic Garden (BM [NH]) Mary Gibby BM(NH) Accessions '

• dates: 1975-1984
• approx. 244 pages
• CPG Number starts: 01

Contains the following information:

• date
• species
• Family
• CPG number

Accounts, Invoices, and Statements relating to Friends of Hopetoun Crescent Garden and the Heritage Lottery Fund's involvement in the RBGE Botanic Cottage Project

The collection comprises photographs and reports related to the gathering and preparation of Sphagnum moss, in and around the Moffat/Beattock area, S.W. Scotland, which was used as a medical dressing for wounds during the First World War.

single tree by burn
Paxton referred to this negative as 6
date and location unknown
envelope marked '6-11'

specimen sprig of leaves and flowers photographed with scale
Paxton referred to this as 21
location and date unknown
the plate is edged with orange paper; envelope was marked 'Ash'

detail of tree trunk in growth
Paxton referred to this plate as 16
photographed at Underwoood House?, South Ayrshire
date unknown

•Application and testimonials for part of the Secretary /Registrar of the University College of Dundee. (see George Don Sr Collection for further information) http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/GB 235-gds
• paper entitled 'Patrick Blair, Surgeon-Apothecary, Dundee, Scotland: A Memoir' by Alex. P. Stevenson, read to the Dundee Symposium, 9th February 1907 and to the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 11th April 1907 - reprint was owned by Isaac Bayley Balfour and has a letter from Stevenson glued into the front cover. It refers to the Blair elephant.

• Notebook list of collection, list of plants in Whittinghame collection