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:
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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).
Item
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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