Autograph manuscript notebook on Natural Classification

A notebook containing an incomplete scheme for the natural classification of vascular plants by John Hope, Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden and Professor of Materia Medica in the University of Edinburgh. The notebook is an important addition to the substantial collection of Hope's papers held by the Royal Botanic Garden.

Item author: John Hope (1725-86)
Grant Value: £2,000
Item cost: £3,000
Item cost pre-decimal: NULL
Item date acquired: 2008
Item institution: Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Town/City: Edinburgh