The History of the Royal Botanic Garden Library Edinburgh

Kew Bulletin ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
S. M. D. FitzGerald ◽  
Manjil V. Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals The Renovation of the Lower Woodland Garden at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

2013 ◽  
pp. 97-108
Author(s):  
Robert Unwin
Keyword(s):  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
History Of

The origins and history of the Lower Woodland Garden at the Royal Botanic Garden at Edinburgh are described along with the rationale for their restoration. The concept of a Stumpery or Rootery a precursor to the Peat Walls, is also described. The method of restoration, reconstruction and replanting of the area is discussed and examples of species planted in the area are given.

scholarly journals Agapetes D. Don Ex G. Don

2015 ◽  
pp. 61-82
Author(s):  
Tony Conlon
Keyword(s):  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) holds a number of collections of the family Ericaceae (Conlon, 2010; 2012). One of these is the genus Agapetes D. Don ex G. Don. An overview of the literature on this genus is given with the distribution and a history of the collection at RBGE. Horticultural information for the cultivation and propagation of the genus is included.

scholarly journals Recreation of the Edinburgh Potato Solanum ×Edinense Berthault

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Sanchez-Ganfornina ◽  
Max Coleman ◽  
Jan Tapson ◽  
Liz Sutherland
Keyword(s):  
Late Blight ◽  
Potato Crop ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Irish Potato ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Field Exposure ◽  
History Of ◽  
Potato Famine ◽  
Irish Potato Famine

Solanum ×edinense Berthault, is a spontaneously occurring hybrid between S. demissum Lindl. and the cultivated potato, S. tuberosum L., found near potato fields in Mexico. Although not described until 1911, this hybrid was in cultivation at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh shortly after the Irish Potato Famine of 1845–1849 and proved to be highly resistant to late blight, Phytophthora infestans. In the mid-19th century late blight caused widespread failure of the potato crop across Europe and played a central role in the Irish Potato Famine. Using the parent species in controlled crosses we have recreated the hybrid that was named by Berthault in recognition of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh as the source of his plant material. We have also researched the early history of this hybrid potato in Edinburgh and demonstrated disease resistance through field exposure during the outbreak of late blight in Edinburgh in 2019. This work underlines the important role of this hybrid in the breeding of disease resistant potato cultivars.

Kew: The History of the Royal Botanic Garden

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
William T. Stearn ◽  
Ray Desmond
Keyword(s):  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals The Value of Record Keeping: a Case Study from Four Elderly Orchid Accessions

2005 ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Andrea Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Species Conservation ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cultivation Methods ◽  
Accurate Record ◽  
Insight Into

The history of four orchids growing at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), some of the oldest accessions still in cultivation in the Indoor Department, is outlined. Records from the time of their arrival have been invaluable in providing an insight into the history of plant collecting, introduction and cultivation methods from the 1890s. They demonstrate the importance of accurate record keeping and the potential for species conservation in botanic gardens.

scholarly journals The National Botanic Garden of Nepal

2017 ◽  
pp. 9-30
Author(s):  
Kate Hughes ◽  
Dipak Lamichhane
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Biodiversity Education ◽  
History Of ◽  
National Botanic Garden

The National Botanic Garden of Nepal (NBG) lies 16km south of Kathmandu, at the base of Phulchowki, the highest mountain in the Kathmandu Valley. It was inaugurated in 1962 by King Mahendra and since that time the collections have developed, many of them into named areas and groupings. The year 2016 was the bicentenary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Great Britain, and this was marked in the NBG with the development of a Biodiversity Education Garden. This was created in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), and the occasion signified a revitalisation of collaborative relations between the NBG and British botanic gardens which started in the early 1960s with the appointment to NBG of British horticulturists Geoffrey Herklots and, later, Tony Schilling. The history of the garden, its layout and collections, and the activities and outcomes of the recent collaborations are described and illustrated with colour photographs.

scholarly journals Early History of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta

Nature ◽  
1948 ◽  
Vol 161 (4088) ◽  
pp. 362-364
Author(s):  
D. CHATTERJEE
Keyword(s):  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Early History ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Dimorphanthera (F. Muell, Ex Drude) F. Muell.

2012 ◽  
pp. 133-148
Author(s):  
Tony Conlon
Keyword(s):  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) holds major collections of plants from the family Ericaceae. One of the smaller genera within the collections in the glasshouses at Edinburgh is Dimorphanthera (F.Muell. ex Drude) F.Muell. A brief introduction and history is given for the genus Dimorphanthera along with an outline of the literature, a summary of its distribution, an overview and history of the collections at RBGE and cultivation notes.

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