Pièce 4 - Letter from George Forrest, Yunnanfu, to Isaac Bayley Balfour

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GB 235 FRG/1/1/1/1905/4

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Letter from George Forrest, Yunnanfu, to Isaac Bayley Balfour

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  • 21/02/1905 (Production)

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1 letter, 1 sheet, 4 pages

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Forrest, George
(1873-1932)

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Born in Falkirk in 1873, George Forrest became one of Scotland's most prolific plant collectors, conducting seven expeditions in Yunnan province, S.W. China between 1904 and his death there in 1932.

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Balfour, Sir Isaac Bayley
(1853-1922)

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Son of John Hutton Balfour, Isaac Bayley Balfour was Regius Keeper at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh between 1888 and 1922, specialising in Rhododendrons and Primulas and making improvements to the RBGE's teaching and laboratory facilities.

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives

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Letter from George Forrest, The Consulate General, Yunnan-fu [Kunming], S.W. China, to Isaac Bayley Balfour, 'Regius Keeper' Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, dated 21 February 1905.
Forrest writes to say he has returned disappointed from his trip south as it was the wrong time of year for seeds and plants. He asks Professor Balfour to send out seeds of flowers requested by Consul-General Wilkinson for the garden of the new consulate outside Yunnanfu. Thanks Balfour for his letter of 26 October 1904 naming the saxifrages. Forrest leaves for Dali tomorrow.
Plants referenced: Gentian; Saxifrage
Letter is very slightly fire damaged and marked with red ink.

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Permission required from RBGE.

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  • anglais

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    Letter is slightly fire damaged and should be handled with care.

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    It should be noted that the catalogue descriptions, summaries and letters may contain sensitive subjects and Forrest’s language, spellings and attitudes which may be deemed offensive now.

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        This Forrest correspondence collection summary has been provided by library volunteer Pauline Maclean.

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