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
Material relating to biographical memoirs for the Royal Society of F.L Engledow and J.B Hutchinson: printed text; bibliography; correspondence, 1972-1985; "Principles of Policy for British Agriculture"; "The Policy of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany"; biographical information; cuttings
Typescript, correspondence, bibliographies, biographical reminiscences, cuttings, photographs
Material relating to biographical memoirs for the Royal Society of F.L Engledow and J.B Hutchinson: correspondence 1985-87; Commemorative Sermon, st John's 6.5.1950, Requiem Service, 12.10.1985, The Eagle, Easter 1985, "Sundays at Hadleigh", biographical reminiscences on the Engledow Family; "The Church of St John the Baptist, Stiffkey"; obituary of Sir Frank Engledow in Sveriges Utsadesforenungs Tidskrift, Nov 1987; cuttings and other biographical details on Frank Engledow; family trees; bibliography.
Material relating to meetings attended by David Hopwood between 1950-2009: hand-written notes and drafts from visits, lectures and talks given at societies, workshops, symposia, conferences and seminars etc., including notes, lectures, correspondence, programmes, newspaper clippings, abstracts and books. Includes one box of conference abstracts (1970-2009) and a paper list of lectures and seminars, trips and publications (1956-2016): 3 lists (provided by DH) of Lectures and Seminars 1956-2013; Event and/or Trip 1956-2016; Publications (1957-2016).
; Pagination: Contains annotations by William Bateson; Author: Bateson; William (1861-1926); Geneticist; Fellow of the Royal Society; Publication Place: London; Publisher: McMillan and co
Maturing of Fruit Crops, Bulletin No. 107 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, T Wallace (Long Ashton Research Station)