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•Seller’s ‘Syllabus of Examinations on Medical Subjects’
Seller, Dr.• One folder containing a 27 page manuscript paper titled Contribution to Natural History: Re the roots of the Bromeliaceé. Detailed examination of root behaviour in these and allied species.
Jörgensen, A.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•Catalogue of Micrographs of woods structure
Weale, James A.•monograph; 8 pencil written notes of a biographical nature (originator of letter was James Grieve) detailing his work on Violas at Dickson's Ltd.
and extract of Roy Genders ‘Pansies and Violas’
watercolour illustrations of Fungi
Drummond Hay, Constance1 folder
Muir, Caroline (RBGE Designer)1 small blue notebook containing field notes for plants collected by Mary Mendum on expedition to Irian Jaya in 1992. Irian Jaya is now known as Western New Guinea or West Papua.
Mendum, Mary•Copy of a newspaper article in which he features, taken from the Glasgow Herald dated 3 Oct 1967
Mill, Robert• Report on the Tenth International Mycology/ Plant Pathology Excursion, held in Aberdeen between August 13th and 20th, 1964. Record of site visits over the period, discusses plant diseases, list of fungi found and their locations.
International Botanical Congress