Trollius pumilus and Geranium species, Wolvesden
- GB 235 RJF/2/3/58
- Stuk
- 30/06/1915
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
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Trollius pumilus and Geranium species, Wolvesden
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
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Farrer Family Collection - photographic material
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
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Farrer/Purdom, Lakeside Horticultural Society Photo Album, Volume 2
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Inscribed 'J. Purdom, from C.H. Hough, Xmas 1912. This appears to be from Purdom's first expedition to China between 1909 and 1912 and covers Peking, Amdo and River Tow in Tibet, Jehol, Peling Range, Kansu, Choni, and pictures of people and places, including one of Purdom himself.
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Hand written cover letter dated 1st July 1903 & 7 page typed "Essay on Menyanthes Trifoliata". Hand written list of diagrams and microscopic illustrations, lodged in competition for the Dobbie Smith Prize in Botany, Glasgow University
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Devonshire, William George Spencer
•Letter regarding being elected an honorary member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh (October 7, 1837)
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letter dated 01/11/1912 from Ananda [Farrer], Kensington, London to Vasanta [Celia Noble]
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Invitation to a Bhuddist meeting in response to her request, empathy to her suffering, of her hands.
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letter dated 1914 from Farrer, Hotel Wagonlits, Peking, to Celia Noble
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Business letter regarding silks, hangings/pieces/ coats purchased from Imperial Palace. List, costs of each item, used his own money to buy as her banker's draft not arrived. Suggests to bake, disinfect and clean items to rid of infectious germs. In ps suggestions of other items to purchase.
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letter dated 25/08/1917 from Farrer, Belgrave Road, London, to Celia Noble
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Not well, overdosed on arsenic taken himself, found funny, well again. Pleased off to the English & French front from Foreign Office for 5 weeks to write about it. Beautiful Young Man [Milner?] and Saxton's attitude to sham marriage.
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letter dated 08/01/1919 from Farrer, Ennismore Gardens, London, to Celia Noble
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Convalescing, Celia had sent him pheasants, no substitute for her presence. His book, Void of War - she regards well, as do others - he likes the praise.
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letter dated 11/05/1919 from Farrer, Hpimaw Fort, Upper Burma, to Celia Noble
Part of Reginald Farrer Collection
Not heard from Celia. Describes being in no man's land, a wild sparse wilderness and the overmastering romance of China & Tibet. Going to spend the winter in the golden palaces of Mandalay - invites her to join him there. ‘Stand as it were in exile, looking out over the infinite smiling distances of Szechuan. The freedom is divine.’
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