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RBGE Plants and Seeds Despatch Ledger with 'Plants &c Sent Out' on the spine; the ledger lists plants sent to various locations around Britain and the World between March 1892 and March 1899. There is an index, arranged alphabetically, at the front.

Set of printed / published and transcript summaries of donations of plants and seeds to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh dating to between 1855 and 1890 (incomplete).

The 1870 pamphlet contains the following information:
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN OF EDINBURGH.
In issuing the usual list of Donations to the Garden, the Regius Keeper begs to subjoin the following particulars :ㅡ
The Botanic Garden of Edinburgh is one of the oldest establishments of this kind, having been founded in 1670. It was used for the purpose of Teaching by the Professor of Botany in the University of Edinburgh in the year 1676. Since that time it has undergone many changes, both as regards its situation and extent. It now contains 27.5 Scotch acres of ground. The Garden is constantly used for instruction in Botany. The Botanical School is the largest in Britain. The number of pupils who attended the Lectures last summer (1870) amounted to 283, besides those who attended the popular class for ladies. In addition to the daily lectures, demonstrations are given in the hot-houses and in the open ground of the Garden; and facilities are afforded for practical investigation, to all students who desire to carry on researches into the structure and physiology of plants. A special room and microscopes are provided for instruction in Histological Botany. There is a Class Museum, open daily to the public, which contains specimens and models for illustrating the lectures. There is also a large Herbarium which is open for consultation, -the specimens being arranged so as to illustrate the Floras of different countries, The Garden is open free to the public every lawful day, during summer, from 6 A.M. to 6 P.M., and during winter, from daylight to dusk. For the benefit of the working classes it is also open to a late hour on Saturdays during summer. The number of visitors during the year 1870 amounted to 63,521. The Garden is laid out specially for teaching, and a large portion of the ground is occupied with plants arranged in classes and orders distinctly named. There is a collection of medicinal plants, and one of British plants, arranged according the natural system.
There is a large collection of European herbaceous plants, and of hardy exotic species, from various parts of the world, capable of enduring the climate of Scotland. There is also a special collection of Alpine plants. There is an extensive Arboretum, containing a valuable collection of coniferous trees, arranged in groups and named.
There are several ranges of hot-houses and green-houses, and a palm house 72 feet in height. The Edinburgh Government School of Design is supplied with specimens from the Garden, and demonstrations are given occasionally by the Regius Keeper to the working classes.
31st January 1871.
Professor BALFOUR Will be glad to receive donations of plants and seeds, as well as specimens for the Herbarium and Museum, from Correspondents abroad. He trusts that his pupils, who are scattered over various parts of the world, will
aid him by their contributions.
New trees and shrubs from British and Continental nurserymen, suited for the Arboretum, will be specially acceptable; and exchanges will be made by Mr M'Nab, the Curator. AIl donations will be duly acknowledged and labelled in the collection.

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.

Plant Donation Ledger with 'Plant Book 1849 to 18 ' on the cover. The ledger dates from January 1849 to November 1855 and documents donations of plants from around Britain and the World. There is an alphabetic index at the front.
There are numerous inserts throughout the ledger; handle with care.

Seed Donation Ledger with '[Donations] Seeds 1830-1838' on the spine which dates from 1830 to 1838 and documents donations of plants coded HX-RL from around Britain and the World. There is a chronological index at the back.
Some pages, 137-144 have been torn out of the book, but the donors are listed in the index.
There is a pressed plant inserted at page 196; handle ledger with care.

Seed Donation Ledger with 'Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Donations of Seeds' on its spine which dates from 1876 to 1882 and documents donations of plants coded OG-TF from around Britain and the World. There is an alphabetic index at the front.
There are inserts in the ledger; handle with care.

Seed Donation Notebook with 'Seeds [etc?] [1859-1862]' on an RBGE Museum label on its cover which dates from 1859 to 1864 and documents donations of plants from around Britain and the World. There is no index and the notebook seems to be a more informal version of the Seed Donation Ledgers; similar to ones seen in the Plant Donations Subseries; it may have belonged to John Hutton Balfour or James McNab, but has a number of different examples of handwriting inside.
There are inserts; handle with care.

Seed Donation Notebook with 'Seeds received 1868-1875' on the spine which dates from 1868 to 1876 and documents donations of plants from around Britain and the World. There is no index and the notebook seems to be a more informal version of the Seed Donation Ledgers; similar to ones seen in the Plant Donations Subseries; it may have belonged to John Hutton Balfour or James McNab, but has a number of different examples of handwriting inside.
There are a number of inserts in a pocket at the back of the notebook. The notebook has been rebound in red buckram.