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Botany Dept, Museum of Natural History, Paris, France
France (Museum of Natural History, Botany, Paris)
Correspondence dated 1912 – 1913 on Primula filed with subject material under “Primula” (Box 1) in Main index
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Correspondence between Forrest and RBGE pertaining to his employment
Fait partie de George Forrest Collection
Folder of letters and copy letters sent at the time Forrest started working at RBGE between June and September 1903.
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Correspondence between Forrest and RBGE pertaining to his first expedition to Yunnan
Fait partie de George Forrest Collection
Set of letters between RBGE and Forrest, or connected to Forrest, dating to 1904.
Correspondence from George Forrest to his fiancee Clementina Traill during his first expedition
Fait partie de George Forrest Collection
A set of seven incomplete letters from George Forrest to his fiancee Clementina Traill that was donated to RBGE by Forrest's family, likely via their son Eric Forrest.
Fait partie de F.R.S. Balfour Collection
Papers connected to the Landowners’ Co-operative Forestry Society, Ltd.; List of Plants and Shrubs for sale, 1927-28
Fait partie de F.R.S. Balfour Collection
Papers connected to the Landowners’ Co-operative Forestry Society, Ltd.: List No.1 – F.R.S. Balfour’s surplus plant list from nurseries at Dawyck, 1928.
Copies of RHS fieldnotes from Furse expedition to Iran and Turkey, 1962
5 typed sets of copied field notes for “The Furse Expedition to Iran & Turkey - 1962”. A typed covering letter from C.D. Brickell, (Botanist for the Director), Royal Horticultural Society’s Gardens, Wisley, dated 26th March 1962 had accompanied the first consignment of plants from the Furse Expedition.
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Freeman, W.E. - Report on Victoria Botanic Garden, Cameroons.
References in papers filed “Swarbrick, J.T” – Report on Victoria Botanic Garden, Cameroons.
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Robert Galloway Correspondence
Galloway, Robert (Secretary to Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society) Correspondence filed in “Balfour, I. Bayley” papers under “Arboricultural Society”
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•11 copies of his obituary: Extracted from “Proceedings of The Linnean Society of London, Session 157, 1944-1945, Pt.2, 23 May 1946. Photograph: Lt-Col Andrew Thomas Gage, C.I.E. & pages105-109.
•Correspondence dated 1912-1913 on Primula filed with subject material under “Primula” (Box 1) in main index.
•Letter from D. Prain (Kew) dated 11 Dec 1909 to Major Gage re: max Sterculia filed under “Prain, D” in general index.
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