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HCO/1/4/1
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Variegation Albums
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- 1912-1926 (Creation)
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Extent: 7 folders
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Set of 7 albums (41.5 x 27.3 cm), brown card covers, photo mount style pages with a mix of watercolour paintings, black and white and hand-coloured photographs on paper and card. Many are originals which appeared with John Innes staff articles in various scientific journals of the time.
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Admin History: This was a recurring theme in the early research of the Institute. The work focused on the study of the mechanisms of somatic segregation. These plates by Osterstock illustrate work on Hydrangea, Pelargonium and Duaceum. Other species studied in the early days included Maize, Hedera and Antirrhinum.
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R5587
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