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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.

RBGE Garden Guide Daily Diary volume 1
Daily Diaries kept by the RBGE volunteer Garden Guides to record how their tours went, and to make observations regarding the type of visitor on the tour; their interests and where they were from; what was discussed; the weather; plants in flower/looking good in the Garden, etc.

RBGE Garden Guide Daily Diary volume 2
Daily Diaries kept by the RBGE volunteer Garden Guides to record how their tours went, and to make observations regarding the type of visitor on the tour; their interests and where they were from; what was discussed; the weather; plants in flower/looking good in the Garden, etc.

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.

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.