Manuscript, the main body of the text not in Bowles’ hand, with annotations in Bowles’ hand. Undated [c.1910s-c.1940s]. Comprises names and descriptions of plants, numbered (with gaps) as though taken from a series of Field Notes, with references to plants collected by William Purdom
One page comprises a garden plan in Bowles’ hand, undated
Enclosures were removed during cataloguing and stored in a separate folder for preservation purposes, reference EAB/1/5/11 (2 of 2). They include original ink drawings by Bowles, 1919-1922, unidentified dried specimens, undated (please note specimens are closed to public access until they have been removed to the herbarium at Wisley), partially hand-coloured photograph of Gentiana farreri, c.1910s, and list of ‘Roses in bed by drive’ in Bowles’ hand, undated. For an item level description of the photograph, see EAB/1/5/11/photo1
The volume is fragile and requires handling with extreme care