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RefNoKGILBERT/4051/2/14
AltRefNo4051
TitleNotes on Conservation and extinct plants including fenland plants
DescriptionPhotographs of different varieties of mint plants, nd. Article titled 'Mints' by R.M.Harley, from Plants: Wild and Cultivated, nd. Article from 'The Lady' on 'Making Good Use of Mint' with recipes, 02 October 1947. Letter to John Gilbert from Frank(?) of Monks Wood Experimental Station, regarding a variety of mint, 21 January 1966. Notes of Charles Rothschild, nd.
Notes regarding Mortlake churchyard in Surrey [now London] and the potential removal of important gravestones, 17 October 1970. Photographs of the thombstone's Mary March and Thomas & Patience Mitchell in Mortlake churchyard, nd c1950s. Two photographs by V.F.Mulford of a 'medicago scutellata' snail, a' scorpiurus subvillosus' caterpillar and 'Astragalus hamosus' worm, to accompyany his article 'Old Timers Had Fun', nd. Photograph of an illustration of a frangipani, nd. Photograph of a fruit of Medicago Intertexta also known as a 'Hedgehog' for John's article 'Old Timers Had Fun', nd. Two drawings, one a photographic copy, of calvary clover, for John's article 'Old Timers Had Fun', nd. Copy article 'Conserving Britain's Wild Flowers' by John Gilbert featured in 'Outlook' Summer 1972. Two photographic copies of an illustration by Miss M.L.Baggallay of great fen ragwort and one photographic copy of an illustration of fent mint, once thought to be extinct in the fens, by William Sole (1798). Draft paper by John L.Gilbert 'The History of Plant Conservation in Britain', nd. Photograph of a giant puffnball mushroom found in Farcet fen, September 1950. Leaflet for the code of conduct for the conservation of wild plants by the Botanical Society of the British Isles (2 items), Leaflet titled CPRE: A Fighting Force detailing the threats to heritage, landscape and architecure and why the charity needs financial support, nd. Bundle of notes regarding research into fenland plants.
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CreatorNameMr J. L. Gilbert
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives
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