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Macmillan, Hugh Fraser, 1869-1948 (botanist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1869 - 1948

Biography

Hugh Fraser Macmillan was born on the 4th June 1869. He was a Kew gardener in 1893. By 1895 he was working at the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He was curator of the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens from 1895 to 1925. His photographs mainly consist of plant specimens and were used to illustrate his published work. Macmillan died on the 19th November 1948.

Publications:

Numerous works on tropical agriculture, including the standard: Macmillan, H.F. (1910), 'A handbook of tropical gardening and planting with special reference to Ceylon'. Colombo, Ceylon : Cave.

Sources:

Ceylon Civil Service Lists.

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

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 Item

A complete suit made from the sack tree [bark-cloth tree], Antiaris innoxia, Riti, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/179
Scope and Contents

71 x 117 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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A productive coconut plantation, 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/160
Scope and Contents

147 x 102 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Amherstia nobilis, Queen of flowering trees, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/146
Scope and Contents

85 x 136 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Arrenga saccharifera, sugar palm, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/154
Scope and Contents

98 x 152 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Avenue of Palmyrah palms, Borassus filabelliformis [Peradeniya Gardens], 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/166
Scope and Contents

130 x 91 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Avenue of royal palms, Oreodoxa regia [Peradeniya Gardens], 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/165
Scope and Contents

145 x 107 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Avenue of talipot palms, Corypha umbraculifera [Peradeniya Gardens], 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/164
Scope and Contents

105 x 150 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Boehmeria nivea, Ramie or china grass, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/140
Scope and Contents

107 x 152 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Brownea grandiceps [rose of Venezuela tree], 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/181
Scope and Contents

108 x 143 mm

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cardamon cultivation, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/173
Scope and Contents

150 x 110 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Castilloa elastica, fruiting branch, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/141
Scope and Contents

111 x 148 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Chillies and capiscums, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/144
Scope and Contents

101 x 145 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cinnamonum camphora, young plantation in Ceylon, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/170
Scope and Contents

151 x 106 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Corypha umbraculifera, talipot palm, over 80 ft high, 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/159
Scope and Contents

72 x 144 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Different commercial forms of rubber. 1. Scrap crepe, 2. Blanket worm. 3. Thin crepe, 4. Blanket crepe, 5. Biscuit, 6. Roll, 7. Block, 8. Roll, 9. Block, 10. Fine hard para., 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/134
Scope and Contents

98 x 147 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Elettaria cardamomum, cardamon. Showing stem, leaves, flower and fruit, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/148
Scope and Contents

111 x 151 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Elex paraguayensis, Paraguay tea, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/183
Scope and Contents

102 x 136 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Entrance, Peradeniya Gardens, Elaeis guineensis, oil palm, on either side; Livistona altissima, Centre 1920, 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/168
Scope and Contents

108 x 148 mm.

Dates: 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Eriodendron anfractuosum, kapok pods and cotton; silk cotton, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/136
Scope and Contents

75 x 105 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Eriodendrum anfractuosum [ Ceiba pentandra], white cotton tree, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/182
Scope and Contents

99 x 150 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Eugenia caryophyllata, clove: showing flower, green and dried, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/143
Scope and Contents

138 x 93 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Eugenia caryophyllata, clove tree, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/172
Scope and Contents

153 x 106 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Fagraea fragrans Tembusa Malaya, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/184
Scope and Contents

94 x 133 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Gardenia latifolia, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/137
Scope and Contents

86 x 126 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Group of palms and lawn, Peradeniya Gardens, Grass (Andropogon), 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/163
Scope and Contents

135 x 91 mm.

Dates: 1890 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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