Correspondence about Martock beans ( a medieval landrace variety local to Martock in Somerset) and trials conducted by David Bond and Tony Croften in their own gardens (Priam's Way, Cambridge (Bond) and Shelford (Croften) using Martock seeds from Norman Leeks (Somerset), Michael W Wicken (Kent) and Steve Oxbrow (Somerset), 'Malta' seeds (Martock seeds found by Normon Leeks growing in Malta) and the Maris Bead (a registered version of the Martock bean). Correspondence with Mr M W Wicken, Steve Oxbrow and Mr Leeks: about Martocks: similarity to Maris Bead, trials and results, Maltese Bean Pot recipe (Mr Leeks), Feb 2000-Dec 2002 Correspondence with Tony Croften: more detailed write up and notes about trials. Correspondence with Louise Daugherty, Curator, Heritage Seed Library, Ryton Organic Gardens (HDRA): about Martock, Kohlrabi Purple Vienna, 20 Feb, 2 Aug 2000. Correspondence with Sue Stickland, Seed Search Co-ordinator, The Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA): request for identification/research on a violet flowered bean. Some Martock information. Correspondence with Deborah J Evans, Senior Garden Conservator, National Museum and Galleries of Wales, 29 Feb, 6 March 2000: trial growing Martock at museum. HYDRA 'Seed Swap' addresses, mall articles/magazine reader's letters about Martock beans, 1999-2002
2pp Bateson's manuscript notes.
Designs for logos for cereal varieties.
3 albums of advertisements and flyers (one now loose in box), 1 folder of logo designs.
Mark Carlisle, Minister of State for Education and Science opening the Biffen Building at the PBI, Cambridge, on one cassette tape (BASF Chromdioxid SM 90)
One copy of a letter from Bateson to J.T. Cunningham.
Lab. notes in 7 sections: 1. Routine seed potato tests c 1945. 2. General inoculations, 1950-53. 3. Misc. viruses incl. anemone, arabidopsis, chrysanthemum and lettuce, 1933-59. 4. Turnip yellow mosaic virus (TYM) preparations, 1950-1960. 5. Tobacco mosaic virus preparations, 1960-1976. 6.Tobacco mosaic virus stains incl. suppression of TMV by cabbage, black ring virus and others, 1957-1967 7. Tomato bushy stunt virus preparations, 1968-1970.
Catalogue of plant virus collection created by Margaret Short of the Virus Research Unit: Ordered alphabetically, originally in two binders, now repackaged into one but original order maintained. One page per virus, most entries include photographic illustrations. (Headings include 'No, Name, Synonyms, Isolated from, Date, Reference, Method of transmission, Main host plants, Local lesions, Systemic symptoms, Subsidiary hosts, Comments, Thermal inactivation, Longevity in vitro, Dilution endpoint'.) Viruses: Alfalfa Mosaic Arabis Mosaic Yellow Bean Mosaic Bean Pod Mottle Virus Belladonna Virus 1 Broad Bean Mottle Brassica Virus 1 Brassica V. 1 Rademacher strain Brassica V. 1 Tropaeolum strain Brassica Virus 3 White Campion Mosaic Carnation Mosaic Chrysanthemum Mosiac Cocksfoot Virus Cucumber Yellow/Green Mottle Mosaic Cucumber Mosaic Type Strain Cucumber Mosaic White Strain Cucumber Mosaic Yellow Strain Cymbidium Ringspot Dahlia Mosaic Iris Stripe (Mosaic) Lamium Wild Mosaic Lettuce Ringspot Ogilvy Lily Virus Mangold Virus Mbeya Mottle Virus Pea Mosaic Virus Peach Yellow Bud Mosaic Paeony ringspot Pelargonium Leaf curl Phlox virus Potato Virus X Potato Virus Y Pyrethrum Ringspot Ranunculus Mosaic Red Current Mosaic Rib-grass Mosaic Sugar Beet Ringspot Sugar Beet Yellow Net Tobacco Etch Severe strain Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Type Strain Tobacco Mottle Virus Tobacco Necrosis Tobacco Rattle Tobacco Ring-Spot Tobacco Rosette Virus (Vein-distorting and Mottle) Vein-distorting Virus Tomato Black-ring Tomato Bushy Stunt Tomato Mosaic Tomato mosaic, spot strain Tomato Spotted Wilt Trinidad Cowpea Mosaic Virus Tropaeolum Virus 1 Tulip Virus 1 Turnip Crinkle Turnip Rosette Turnip Yellow Mosaic Wild Cucumber Mosaic Virus Miscellaneous photographs Odontoglossum (Cooke) Feb 1957 Cuc. mos? Rhubarb April T.H.V Physalis Genetical? Phas. Genetical? lupin C.B.R.S.V Anemone strain W.B and N.Z.S, March C.B.R.S.V Anemone strain R. amaranticolor Anemone flower break, Aug C.B.R.S.V swede ? Rose mosaic M.A.F 9/74607, Aug '59 Lettuce spot. Tobacco N. Clausen, March '58 T.S.W Tobacco N. Clausen, March, '58 Parsley leaf C.B.R.S.V Anemone, June with healthy control Potato Y Clauson N. Vincetoxicum virus
Lab notes on virus experiments. Catalougue of viruses at VRU with photographs.