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Natural History

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1: a treatise on some aspect of nature
2: the natural development of something (such as an organism or disease) over a period of time
3: the study of natural objects especially in the field from an amateur or popular point of view

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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090222
“Natural history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20history. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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11 Archival description results for Natural History

Correspondence pertaining to the return of 400 duplicates of material to Cave, sent from Royal Botanic Garden Sibpur, Calcutta

GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/3 · Item · 10/7/1911

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Correspondence pertaining to the collecting of Ellipanthus.

GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/1 · Item · 28/4/1911

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Correspondence pertaining to Smith's work on Sikkim material, remounting

GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/23 · Item · 28/5/1915

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Correspondence pertaining to Smith's recent holiday, Primula conference, Thanks for seed and further requests

GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/16 · Item · 12/9/1912

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Correspondence pertaining to how collected material is attributed to either Cave or Ribu and Rohmoo

GB 235 CAV/1/1/7/5 · Item · 7/3/1957

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Correspondence pertaining to duplicates of Cave's and Ribu and Rumu's collected material, Sent from Royal Botanic Garden, Sibpur

GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/2 · Item · 30/6/1911

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Correspondence pertaining Smith's request of Cave's note regarding 'Maling bamboo', Request for further Ellipanthus material, Requests Information on the locality which Hooker regres to as 'Mon Lepcha', Wright Smith outlines further work done at Kew on Cave's material

GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/7 · Item · 30/11/1911

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Correspondence pertaining Smith's forwarding of J. S. Gamble's letter regarding East Himalayan Bamboo, contains list by Mr. Gamle on 'Bamboos of the genus Arundinaria

GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/8 · Item · 2/12/1911

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Correspondence from Smith, thanking Cave for the sending of 5 specimen boxes. Correspondence on what pertains to a 'Science Degree', questions on the value of a degree

GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/14 · Item · 23/5/1912

Part of George H. Cave Collection

Correspondence from Smith, thanking Cave for received seed packets

GB 235 CAV/1/1/4/12 · Item · 13/3/1912

Part of George H. Cave Collection