| Description | Manuscript and typescript letters and reports, printed documents, and botanical specimens relating to Eucalyptus globulus and other Eucalypti in West Tropical Africa, including Gold Coast [Ghana], Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Lagos [Nigeria]. Includes information regarding the sending of seeds and specimens, experimental planting, and the medicinal value of Eucalypti. Includes letters to Joseph Hooker and Thiselton-Dyer, with letters from Hooker, Thiselton-Dyer, Oliver and Morris. Includes correspondence with the Colonial Office and War Office.
Volume contains index of the following subjects:
-- African Direct Telegraph Coy. --
(Ff155-156) Letters regarding African Direct Telegraph Company's request for Eucalyptus seeds to plant at Telegraph stations.
-- Bolton, A S --
(Ff13-14) Letters requesting seeds.
-- Gold Coast --
(Ff110-114) Papers regarding Eucalyptus cultivation specifically relating to the Gold Coast.
-- Hill, Walter --
(F26) Letter regarding trees in Botanic Garden, Brisbane, that may be suited to West Tropical Africa.
-- Holland, Rev W --
(Ff46, 157).
-- Kokomaiko Swamp --
(Ff128-146) Papers regarding proposal to fill Kokomaiko swamp, Lagos, by planting Eucalyptus.
-- Kredlen, G B --
(F12) Letter regarding mistake in seeds sent from Kew, and 'enclosing a few leaves of a plant the natives use for poisoning fish'.
-- Lagos --
(Ff115-124, 126-149) Papers regarding Eucalyptus cultivation specifically relating to Lagos. See also 'Kokomaiko Swamp', ff128-146.
-- Memorandum on Attempts to cultivate Eucalyptus in [West] African Colonies --
(F125).
-- Moloney, Captain (letters to "Lagos Times") --
(F124) Comprises:
- Capt Maloney, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OF THE "LAGOS TIMES" (1882-1883).
-- Queensland species --
(Ff1-11) Papers regarding medical and hygeine value of Eucalyptus, particularly as treatment for Malaria, and on acquiring specimens for experiments.
-- Sierra Leone --
(Ff96-109) Papers regarding Eucalyptus cultivation specifically relating to Sierra Leone.
Volume also includes further papers regarding the planting of Eucalyptus globulus and other varieties of Eucalyptus, for health reasons, and includes (ff27-29, 79-82) botanical specimens [seed and herbarium] for identification. Also includes (f92) printed document:
- Alfred Maloney, ON THE MORE GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND GROWTH OF EUCALYPTUS AND MELALEUCAS IN WEST AFRICA. |