Tag: Himalaya

Botanical Drawings made for Nathaniel Wallich at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

H.J. Noltie When the museum and library of the East India Company (EIC), following its inheritance by the India Office of the British government, was dispersed in 1879…

Botanical Drawings made in Nepal for Nathaniel Wallich in 1821 by Vishnupersaud and Gorachand

This post has been updated and replaced. Use the link below. When the museum and library of the East India Company, following its inheritance by the India Office…

Primula denticulata – the Kirrie Dumpling

This Primula has been in cultivation since 1836 when it was first introduced into cultivation by Dr. John Forbes Royle from the NW Himalaya. It is a common…

The Amazon, the Andes and the Himalaya. 2nd year PhD posters

As part of a PhD programme in the School of Biological Sciences at Edinburgh University students are expected to create and present a poster at the end of their 2nd…