BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

 

The Society’s Archives are held in the Library of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Anyone wishing to read more about the history of the Society will find the following references useful.

 

The Society’s own Publications and Papers and their location in the Library of RBGE:

 

Memoirs of the Caledonian Horticultural Society 1814-1818, volumes I-IV

Memoirs new series 1908-1910                          all found in shelf 23/7

 

Transactions of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, 1921-1939, volumes I - VI             shelf 28/4

 

Journal of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society 1950-1967; and 1990-1994

            shelf  22/5

 

Yearbook of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society 1959-1989    shelf 28/8

 

Caledonian Gardener 1995 to present          shelf 16/6  

In 6 blue boxes under Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society and Reports.

Boxes contain Reports, show schedules and Council summaries.          shelf 26/8

 

Meetings were also reported in the periodicals The Scottish Gardener 1852-1856 and The Gardener 1867 in the downstairs stacks.

 

Preview 1987 to present is not held in the Library.

 

Unpublished Material

 

RCHS Minute Books 1809-1983      Case 6 (locked)

Scottish Horticultural Society Minute Books incomplete      Case 6   

McNab Notebooks contain references to RCHS  Case 6

Correspondence files: The letters of John Hutton Balfour and other Regius Keepers of RBGE are boxed or bound. All have manuscript indices at shelf 1/6 in 2 black boxes

 

 

Short Histories of the Society

 

1819  A. Duncan.  ‘A Discourse read at the Quarterly Meeting of the Caledonian Horticultural Society…. December 3rd 1811’ in Memoirs of the Caledonian Horticultural Society 1 pp 29-47

 

1905  Anon.   ‘The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’ in The Gardeners’ Chronicle 3rd series 38: pp209-211; photos of Council ibid  pp216-217

 

1909  D. Thomson. ‘Centenary of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. A summary of its history’ in The Gardeners’ Chronicle 3rd series 46: pp 202-203; 218-219.

 

1921  D. King.  ‘Then and Now’ in Transactions of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society I: pp1-6

 

1935  D. McKenzie.  ‘The History of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’ in Transactions of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society V: pp64-83   

 

1959  M.Wemyss. ‘The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society – 1809-1959’ in Journal of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society 1959: pp11-19   

 

1968  L. Martin. ‘Notes on the Early Days of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’ in Yearbook RCHS 1968: pp22-26  

 

1983  M.Wemyss. ‘Our Society’ in Yearbook RCHS 1983: pp17-28

 

2009  A. Buxton. ‘The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society: The First Two Hundred Years’ in Hortus  A Gardening Journal  no 91 Autumn 2009, pp104-111   

 

2010  C. Byrom & J. Chalmers. ‘The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’ in John Chalmers, editor. ‘Andrew Duncan Senior: Physician of the Enlightenment’ National Museum of Scotland, pp156-168   

 

 

Articles Relevant to the History of the Society

 

1990  D.M. Wemyss.  ‘Caledonian Hall’ in Journal of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society 1990: pp54-60    

 

All the following are in the Caledonian Gardener:  

 

1998  C. Byrom. ‘Certificate of Merit.’ 1998: pp9-15

 

1999  C. Byrom. ‘Dr Andrew Duncan senior (1744-1828) Father of the Caledonian Horticultural Society.’ 1999: pp5-20  

 

2000  C. Byrom.  ‘Walter Nicol (1769-1811) A Life Revealed.’ 2000: pp7-17  

 

2001  C. Byrom & G. Dagleish. ‘All that Glitters, part one, The early Years.’ 2001: pp20-36   

 

2003  C. Byrom & G. Dagliesh. ‘All that Glitters, part two, Mid Life Crises’ 2003: pp47-61   

 

         B. Jones.  ‘Wine Labels associated with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’ 2003: pp63-72   

 

2009  D. Affleck. ‘Challenge, Change and Continuity: the Caley’s first century.’      2009: pp20-25  

 

         C. & J. Byrom. ‘The Caley’s Experimental Garden.’ 2009: pp26-36

 

         J.McKay.  ‘Caley Shows Past and Present.’ 2009: pp38-44  

          F. Robertson. ‘The Caley’s Early Fruit Competitions.’ 2009: pp44-49    

 

2010   G.Anderson & C.Davies. ‘Our Bicentenary Year.’ 2010:pp 83-87