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MCR - Miscellaneous Reports Collection
- 4 - China and Japan
  - 3 - Hong Kong

Ref No	MCR/4/3/4
Alt Ref No	MR/101
Alt Ref No	geographical classification 4.41
Title	Hong Kong: Miscellaneous
Description	Manuscript and typescript letters and reports, printed documents, press cuttings and photographs regarding economic botany and the Botanical and Afforestation Department in Hong Kong. Includes letters to Joseph Hooker, Thiselton-Dyer, Jackson, Prain and Hill, with letters from Thiselton-Dyer, Prain and Hill. Includes correspondence with the Colonial Office and India Office, with letters and reports from Charles Ford, W J Tutcher and S T Dunn. Volume is arranged in the following sections: -- Appointments -- (Ff154-194) Papers regarding recruitment for position of Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department, and of a forestry officer. -- Cassia lignea -- (Ff42-100) Papers including regarding trade, specimens sent to Kew, and expedition by Ford to obtain information regarding cassia bark for Joseph Hooker. Includes: - Charles Ford, CASSIA LIGNEA, (CINNAMOMUM CASSIA, BLUME) (1882) - W T Thiselton-Dyer, NOTE ON THE ORIGIN OF CASSIA LIGNEA (1882). -- Cotton -- (Ff141-144) Papers regarding trade and cultivation. -- Economic Plants -- (Ff106-117) Reports on plants experimented on by the Botanical and Afforestation Department, including grape vines, sugar canes, pineapples, rubber plants and camphor trees. -- Materia medica -- (Ff101-105) Comprises: - Charles Ford, NOTES ON CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA (1887). -- Park at Kowloon -- (Ff118-140). -- Peak Tramway -- (Ff150-153) Includes: - MINUTE ON THE PEAK TRAMWAY BILL BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT (1909). -- Reports -- (Ff200-212) Includes: - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1916 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1917 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1918 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1919 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1920 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1921 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1922 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1923 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1924 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1925 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1926 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1927 - REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1928 -- Tong-pang-chong (Rhinacanthus communis [Rhinacanthus nasutus]) -- (Ff7-11) Papers regarding remedy for skin diseases used in Hong Kong. -- Tree planting -- (Ff12-41) Includes three photographs and following report: - REPORT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GARDENS AND PLANTATIONS ON AFFORESTATION IN HONGKONG (1880). -- Typhoon -- (Ff1-6) Comprises: - GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. REPORTS OF DAMAGES AND LOSS OF LIFE CAUSED BY THE TYPHOON OF THE 22ND-23RD OF SEPTEMBER (1874) Volume also includes (ff145-149) papers regarding bamboo rope and bamboo sheaths for wrapping food, and (ff195-199) papers regarding seeds and specimens sent to Kew, including bulbs of Lilium Brownii.
Date	1874-22 Jun 1928
Subject	Colonies--Administration
	Botanical gardens
	Botany, Medical
	Forests and forestry
	Cotton
	Tree planting
	Afforestation
	Cassia (Spice)
	Typhoons
Format	Manuscript papers
	Typescript
	Published documents
	Press cuttings
	Photographs
Collection Title	Miscellaneous Reports
Level	File
Extent	1 volume
Language	English
Plant Name	Cinnamomum cassia
	Rhinacanthus nasutus
	Lilium brownii
	Lilium brownii
LinkedUrl	http://powo.science.kew.org/api/1/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77109079-1
	http://powo.science.kew.org/api/1/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:53554-1
	http://powo.science.kew.org/api/1/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60447947-2
	http://powo.science.kew.org/api/1/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537492-1

Associated persons and organisations

Code	Name	Dates
DS/UK/89	Hooker; Sir; Joseph Dalton (1817-1911); Knight; Botanist and second director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	1817-1911
DS/UK/90	Thiselton-Dyer; Sir; William (1843-1928); Knight; British botanist and third director of Kew	1843-1928
DS/UK/245	Jackson; John Reader (1837-1920); Keeper of Kew Museums	1837-1920
DS/UK/187	Prain; Sir; David (1857-1944); Knight; British botanist and director of Kew	1857-1944
DS/UK/141	Hill; Sir; Arthur William (1875-1941); Knight; British botanist and director of Kew	1875-1941
DS/UK/153	Great Britain and Ireland; Colonial Office; 1854-1966	1854-1966
DS/UK/204	British Government; India Office; 1858-1947	1858-1947
DS/UK/482	Ford; Charles (1844-1927); Horticulturist	1844-1927
DS/UK/505	Tutcher; William James (1867–1920); botanist	1867–1920
DS/UK/429	Dunn; Stephen Troyte (1868-1938); Botanist	1868-1938
DS/UK/485	Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
DS/UK/520	British Hong Kong; Botanical and Forestry Department

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