Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library: Botanical Exploration Papers

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Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library: Botanical Exploration Papers
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University has been engaged in collecting temperate woody plants since its founding in 1872. Its Library and Archives hold a rich collection of materials related to this collecting, including the archives of Ernest Henry Wilson, our greatest collector. We offer over 40 items from his collection for transcription here.

Left, two men from the area of Songpan, Sichuan Province, China, photographed by Ernest Henry Wilson in August 1910.

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, August 17-August 27, 1903, "The Min Valley: Kuan Hsien to Sungpan Ting."

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, August 17-August 27, 1903, "The Min Valley: Kuan Hsien to Sungpan Ting."

A description by Ernest Henry Wilson of his trip up the Min Valley: Kuan Hsien to Sungpan Ting (Songpan), August 17-August 27, 1903. This description may have been drawn from his field diaries for this period. Additional...

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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, August 24-August 31, 1904, "Lungan Fu."

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, August 24-August 31, 1904, "Lungan Fu."

A description by Ernest Henry Wilson of Lungan Fu (Pingwu County), August 24-August 31, 1904. This description may have been drawn from his field diaries for this period. Additional Information https://arboretum.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/III_EHW_2012.pdf

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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, ca. 1903-1904, "A stretch of the Tung Valley."

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, ca. 1903-1904, "A stretch of the Tung Valley."

A description by Ernest Henry Wilson of "A stretch of the Tung Valley," undated but ca. 1903-1904. This description may have been drawn from his field diaries for this period. Additional Information https://arboretum.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/III_EHW_2012.pdf

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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, July 14, 1903, "Wa-ssu kuo to Tatien-lu."

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, July 14, 1903, "Wa-ssu kuo to Tatien-lu."

A description by Ernest Henry Wilson of his trip from Wa-ssu kuo to Tatien-lu (Kangding), July 14, 1903. This description may have been drawn from his field diaries for this period. Additional Information https://arboretum.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/III_EHW_2012.pdf

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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, July 8-July 11, 1903, "Fulin to the Tung Valley: en route to Tatien-lu."

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, July 8-July 11, 1903, "Fulin to the Tung Valley: en route to Tatien-lu."

A description by Ernest Henry Wilson of his trip from Fulin to the Tung Valley: en route to Tatien-lu (Kangding), July 8-July 11, 1903. This description may have been drawn from his field diaries for this period. Additional...

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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, June 23-June 30, 1903, "Kiating to Washan: en route to Tatien-lu."

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, June 23-June 30, 1903, "Kiating to Washan: en route to Tatien-lu."

A description by Ernest Henry Wilson of his trip from Kiating to Washan: en route to Tatien-lu (Kangding), June 23-June 30, 1903. This description may have been drawn from his field diaries for this period. Additional...

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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, May 22-June 19, 1903, "Chungking."

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Manuscript Description, May 22-June 19, 1903, "Chungking."

A description by Ernest Henry Wilson of Chungking (Chongqing Municipality), May 22-June 19, 1903. This description may have been drawn from his field diaries for this period. Additional Information https://arboretum.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/III_EHW_2012.pdf

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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Memorandum and agreement between James Veitch & Sons, and Ernest Henry Wilson, 1899.

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Memorandum and agreement between James Veitch & Sons, and Ernest Henry Wilson, 1899.

These documents detail the terms and responsibilities of Ernest Henry Wilson on his 1899-1901 plant collecting expedition to China for James Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery. The documents are dated March 27, 1899. Additional...

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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Numerical list of seeds collected 1899-1901.

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Numerical list of seeds collected 1899-1901.

This book contains records of Ernest Henry Wilson's plant collections in China from 1899-1901, and shipments of plant material to James Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery. Contents Numerical list and description of seeds numbers: 1-1310 Propagation data on seed numbers 1-1310, in reverse...

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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Numerical list of seeds collected on Ernest Henry Wilson's 1907-1908, and 1910 Expedition Planted in Arnold Arboretum Nurseries.

Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Numerical list of seeds collected on Ernest Henry Wilson's 1907-1908, and 1910 Expedition Planted in Arnold Arboretum Nurseries.

Numerical list of seeds collected on Ernest Henry Wilson's Arnold Arboretum expeditions to China, 1907-1908, and 1910, which were planted in the Arboretum nurseries. Contents Section One: Seeds collected during the 1907-1909 expedition. Collection numbers: 1-1474. Section Two: Seeds...

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