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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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Grove of nutmeg trees [Peradeniya Gardens], 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/169
Scope and Contents

110 x 153 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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Lacebark tree [Lagetta lintearia] West Indies, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/178
Scope and Contents

94 x 130 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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Livistona jenkinsiana, Himalaya palm, 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/158
Scope and Contents

100 x 142 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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Livistonas [Himalaya palms], Peradeniya Gardens, 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/162
Scope and Contents

76 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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Lodoicea sechellarum, coco-de-mer Double coconut ‘Female tree’ First to fruit in India or Ceylon, 1910, 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/156
Scope and Contents

105 x 147 mm.

Dates: 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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Metroxylon sagu, sago palm, 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/157
Scope and Contents

99 x 148 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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Miconia magnifica, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/135
Scope and Contents

100 x 135 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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Millingtonia hortensis, Indian cork tree, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/145
Scope and Contents

95 x 120 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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Myristica, fragrans, nutmeg. Showing fruit, nutmeg and mace, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/150
Scope and Contents

129 x 102 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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Oreodoxa oleracea, avenue of cabbage palms, P.G. [Peradeniya Gardens], 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/167
Scope and Contents

104 x 141 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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Pimenta citrifoilia, lemon-scented bay rum, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/175
Scope and Contents

113 x 153 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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Pinanga patula [with] Hyphaene thebaica, Doum palm in background, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/153
Scope and Contents

105 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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Piper nigrum, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/142
Scope and Contents

99 x 131 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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Piper nigrum covering jak tree (Artocarpus integrifolia), 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/171
Scope and Contents

105 x 152 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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Piper sylvestris, wild pepper, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/151
Scope and Contents

112 x 104 mm, 2 copies.

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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Ptychosperma elegans, chrysalidocarpus lutescens, beautiful pot palms, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/177
Scope and Contents

146 x 103 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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Raphia ruffia [R. pedeunculata] raffia bast, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/152
Scope and Contents

99 x 132 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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Ravenala madagascarensis, traveller’s tree of Madagascar, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/155
Scope and Contents

95 x 141 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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Ravensara aromafica, Madagascar clove, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/147
Scope and Contents

120 x 95 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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Rhapis flabelliformis, working stock palm, 1890 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/161
Scope and Contents

109 x 152 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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Saraca indica [Asoka Tree of India], 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/138
Scope and Contents

94 x 135 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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Spathodea campanulata [fountain tree], striking flowering tree, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/180
Scope and Contents

93 x 129 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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Tabebuia rosea, beautiful flowering tree, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/139
Scope and Contents

92 x 128 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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Tapping para rubber trees 60 ft high, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/176
Scope and Contents

110 x 152 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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Vanilla planifolia, vanilla, growing on forest tree, 1890 - 1920

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/174
Scope and Contents

107 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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