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•Folder containing a covering letter dated 26 June 1933 from Logan Turner to W. W. Smith requesting the preservation of an autograph notebook belonging to John M. McFarlane in the library of the Dept. of Botany, Edinburgh. The notebook contains ‘Remarks on the Fossil flora of Edinburgh and Neighbourhood, by John M. McFarlane, session 1877 and a pencilled copy of transcript of Foster & Balfour’s “Embryology”
•McFarlane, John M. (Edinburgh & USA) correspondence dated 1888 – 1905, filed with “Balfour, I. Bayley” papers under, “McFarlane, John M.”

•References re John McLaren, in papers 1969 -1970 re centenary celebrations of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, are filed under “San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Centenary” – individual white folder

•Copy of ‘The Crichton Royal Institution, Dumfries: Syllabus of Lectures on Botany’, (March 1869)
•Copy of ‘The Royal College of Science for Ireland: Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Botany’, (1872-73)
•Copy of The Royal College of Science for Ireland: Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Botany‘ (1876-77)

•Some correspondence filed with Sir Wm. Wright Smith papers under “Smith, Sir Wm. W.”, “Rhododendron Corresp”, material boxed alphabetically in these boxes

•Refs. To botanical exchanges filed under “Mackechnie, Robert”

•Card 1 - Material re Gilbert McNab contained in guard book filed under “McNab, Wm.” (brother) – individual box
•Card 2 - McNab, Gilbert W. (Jamaica) – 2 letters dated 7 Jun 1850 & 11 May 1851 respectively, filed in “Balfour, J.H.”, supplementary correspondence (boxes) under “McNab, Gilbert W.”

•Proposed engagement for expedition to Japan – Correspondence, etc. re: consideration (1859 – 1860) filed under “British Columbia Botanical Association” in main index.

15 page Paper titled 'Sequoia' (1896) with additional 4 pages of measurement tables & diagram of annual rings of various specimens.
Memo on Sequoia paper D. Christison;
Memo 18 June 1903 by H. Hastings to the Regius Keeper regarding return of 'Sequoia' portfolio to Mr. Clayton at Bradford

3 two sided handwritten pages of monograph ‘On the Sexuality of Algae’ by Dr. Ferdinand Cohn of Breslau dated (1855)

•File containing papers and correspondence from 1933 -1989 re: Berberis
•Letters from Royal Horticultural Society dated, 28 Dec 1933, 13 Oct 1939, 21 Mar 1940
•Misc. field notes on Berberis 1935
•Corresp. With J Comber (Nymans Gardens) dated, Feb – Jun 1935
•Draft of article in “Gard. Chron.” 15 Jun 1935, Berberis Calliantha figs 168 & 169; p.394
•Photograph Berberis Calliantha dated Oct 1934 K. W. 6308
•Misc. notes on Berberis chrysosphaera (K.W. 11036) ref: Gard Chron XCVIII, p.124 17 Aug 1935
•Misc. correspondence Botanic Gardens Kew dated 12 Sep 1939; 9 Feb 1940; 22 Feb 1940
•Letter dated 15 Sep 1939 RBGE re; K.W. 11036;
•Corresp. With Rev. Dr. Leslie W. A. Ahrendt, dated, 18 Jan 1940; 23 Jan 1940; 29 Jan 1940 13 Apr 1940; 30 Aug 1940; 16 Jun 1941; 6 May 1950
•Covering letter from Brian O. Mulligan, to Dr. David Chamberlain at RBGE, dated 13 Mar 1989, detailing all enclosed notes and correspondence regarding Berberis calliantha & Berberis chrysosphaera