| Description | Manuscript and typescript letters and reports, printed documents, and photographs, relating to economic, agricultural and forestry subjects in Nigeria. Includes information regarding the sending of botanical specimens, the administration of the Agricultural Department and appointment of staff, and the development of agriculture. Includes letters to and from Prain, Hill and Chipp, with memorandums by Holland. Includes correspondence with the Colonial Office.
Volume is arranged in the following sections:
-- Amalgamation of Agricultural Departments --
(Ff19-31) Papers regarding the reorganisation of the Agricultural Department, and employment of Johnson.
-- Director's visit to Nigeria --
(Ff148-178) Papers regarding development of agriculture, and visit of Hill to Nigeria.
-- Farquharson, C O --
(Ff9-14, 47-48) Letters from [Charles Ogilvie] Farquharson, including last letter before death in shipwreck, c. 23 Aug 1918.
-- Faulkner, O T --
(Ff33,94, 97-100) Includes papers regarding oil palm.
-- Green Leather Dyes --
(Ff114-120).
-- Katsina, Emir of --
(Ff43-44, 62-63) Papers regarding sending of botanical specimens.
-- Lely, H V --
(Ff104-113) Papers regarding work on trees in the Northern Provinces.
-- Lines, G W --
(Ff72-74) Papers regarding appointment.
-- Para rubber trees --
(Ff36-40) Includes photographs (ff37-38) of para rubber stumps.
-- School Gardens and Nature Study --
(Ff46-61).
-- Sokoto Gardens [and Kaduna Gardens] --
(Ff121-142) Includes papers regarding Dr Bernard Moisier's collection of 'native' medicinal plants with photographs (ff126-130) of Sokoto Gardens, 1921 and (f138) plan of gardens.
Photographs are described as follows:
- (f126) 'Sokoto Gardens, a corner of the old croquet lawn. Low bush in extreme left is [?Variegatiss] Hibiscus. Large tree is [Vitex] cienkowskii [Vitex doniana]. Next to this in foreground is a young Melia azedarach. Behind are some Cassia siamea [Senna siamea], Oct 1921'
- (f127) 'Sokoto Gardens, the sloping lawn. Showing clipped Alternanthera edgings to flower beds. African marigolds in center bed. Gaillardias in bed on left'
- (f128) 'Sokoto Gardens, showing part of new semicircular walk enclosing the top lawns. Young Caesalpinia pulcherrima in [left] foreground, with Vitex cienkowskii [Vitex doniana] behind. Extreme [right] foreground contains some young Cassia siamea [Senna siamea]. The isolated bush is a budded orange, Oct 1922 [?1921]'
- (f129) 'Sokoto Gardens, a corner of the new croquet lawn. Trees are chiefly Ficus [?quaphato] carpa. The edging is Alternanthera. Some young cannas [Canna], oleander [Nerium], [?Ricinus]etc are in the border, Oct 1921'
- (f130) 'Sokoto Gardens, the end of border by new croquet lawn. Balsams in border. Behind the fig trees, stems of young Khaya senegalensis trees can be seen, Oct 1921'.
Includes letters from Moisier and photographs regarding Kaduna Gardens.
Photographs are described as follows:
- 'Kaduna Gardens, Nigeria. The Straight walk and pergola, Sept 1923'
- 'Kaduna Gardens, Nigeria, The Semicircular lawn, Sept 1923'
- 'Kaduna Gardens, Nigeria, Fruit trees, March 1923'
- 'Kaduna Gardens, Part of vegetable garden, mango hedge behind. Pawpaw L. foreground, July 1923'
- 'Kaduna Gardens, Nigeria, View over semicircular lawn, showing river in flood, Sept 1923'
- 'Kaduna Gardens, Nigeria: Balsams in bed in Sept. Young canvas in sight, Sept 1923'
-- Ufa cloth --
(Ff15).
-- Wilson, E B --
(Ff68-71) Papers regarding appointment.
-- Yams --
(Ff1-14, 16-18) Papers regarding yams and fungus disease, including letters from Farquharson [see 'Farquharson, C O'].
Volume also includes papers regarding sending of botanical specimens, including orchid and lily bulbs and grasses, the maintenance of Victoria Botanic Gardens, Cameroons, and (ff143-147) regarding cattle. Includes further papers regarding the administration of the department, and training in tropical agriculture and forestry. |