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General Catalogue of Nursery Stock, Walter C Slocock Ltd, Goldsworth Nursery, Woking, Surrey

General Catalogue of Roses, Fruit Trees, Conifers, Flowering Trees, Forest Trees, Vines, Figs and Climbers, Season 1924 -25, H Lane & Son, The Nurseries, Berkhamsted

Included are two drafts of letters by Bateson. There is also a typescript list, at the beginning, by [?Elisabeth Schiemann], of some of these letters.

Subjects include tomatoes; ms of Spangelo & Watkins paper on apple breeding for 1967 World Exhibition, Montreal; AG Brown's membership of Herts. County Council Horticultural Sub Committee (minutes etc.). Correspondence re award of Jones Bateman cup 1961 and MBE, 1971. Pear Apple hybrid: photocopy presscuttings 1954. Short report by AG Brown for RHS Journal [vol. 96, 1971] on new JI variety Columnea 'Fire Dragon'.

Various correspondence to Bateson relating to variations in ducks and swans; 6pp notes in Bateson's hand, mostly bibliographical. Inserted into one letter is a small piece of paper with further notes in Bateson's hand.

Various matters relating to the work and development of the Institution are covered: suggested lines of research, building improvements, equipment and funding etc. Sir David Prain is the principal correspondent. Included are manuscript notes by Bateson and others.

Included is the following material: at D.145: 2pp manuscript report on a breeding experiment, 1896 (not by Bateson); at D.147: 3 photographs of poultry; poultry feathers in small envelopes (labelled in Bateson's hand); a few manuscript notes and printed matter.

Correspondence to Bateson from various correspondents, including E. Nettleship. This correspondence had been filed separately from that in D.51-D.57.

Principally household and personal expenditure.