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•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
•Copy of a newspaper article in which he features, taken from the Glasgow Herald dated 3 Oct 1967
Mill, Robert
•Letter to J.A. Terras, from C. B. Moffat, dated 17 Aug1897. re; memoire of A.G. More
Moffat, C. B.
A letter from Jane Fergus to Hugh Cleghorn, dated 7 December, 1839
Fergus, Jane
•Letter dated 29 Mar 1877 to Capt. Henderson, filed with papers under “Henderson, F”
Mitten, William
•Copy of a letter from Miller, dated 29 Dec 1747, found loose inside John Hope’s copy of Miller’s ‘Figures of… Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary’ 1755-60,
Miller, Phillip
Some correspondence is filed with Sir William Wright Smith papers under “Smith, Sir Wm. W” “Rhododendron Corres.”, material boxed alphabetically in these boxes
Montrose, Duchess of
Minto Papers; NLS MS.11908: f.17
• Copy of covering letter from NLS to Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, dated 13 Jan 1978 re; letter from Minto Collection. Original of covering letter in “McNab, Wm” papers.
•Copy of letter from William McNab, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh dated 17 Oct 1845, probably to Mary, Countess of Minto concerning Minto House Garden
McNab, William
•Typed copy note of Information about his life given by Miss Maughan, 4th March1908
Maughan, E.J. (MEJ)
Maughan, Miss
