Series
Economic Botany Collection
Catalogue reference: RM 21
What’s it about?
This record is about the Economic Botany Collection dating from 1876-1928.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RM 21
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Title (The name of the record)
- Economic Botany Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1876-1928
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Description (What the record is about)
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This collection comprises eight bound volumes gathering together printed paper reports, press cuttings, photographs, and manuscripts relating to Economic Botany. Some relate in particular to medicinal plants such as Leprosy Plants, African Arrow Poison and Camphor. The others relate to other uses of plants, either for consumption such as Cocoa and for a wider usage such as Palm Oil. One particular volume deals with Fruit Fly and its effect on fruit crops.
Each volume represents a single series on its own: ECB/1/1 treats with Leprosy plants (1920-1928); ECB/2/1 Africa Arrow Poison (1876-1901); ECB/3/1 Fruit fly (1896-1908) and its effect on fruit crops; ECB/4/1 Cacao (1913-1928); ECB/5/1 Efwata-kala Grass (1921-1925); ECB/6/1 Camphor (1892-1928); ECB/7/1 Pita (1902-1925); ECB/8/1 Oil Palm (1876-1913).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Former reference (Department): ECB
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English, French and German
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Restrictions on use: This collection is subject to the standard access and reproduction conditions of the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG), Kew. Access is unrestricted. Reproduction information is available on request.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Unknown. The volumes have been artificially bound together by the Library at RBG Kew.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c2a17e11-1ce3-43fa-91a1-896a4b64af81/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
Within the fonds: RM
Records of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Economic Botany Collection