A batch of seven forms: five are headed "The Royal Horticultural Society", of these five, three were prepared for the Wisley Trials. Specifically they are: 1. Royal Horticultural Society - Wisley Trials - Dahlia 2. "" "" - Hardy Border Carnations 3. "" "" - Joint Sweet Pea Committee 4. (Also a detailed form concerning sweet pea plants) 5. The Royal Horticultural Society - Invited Vegetable Trail 6. (And a form for competition use on Cabbage, Savoy) 7. The Royal Horticultural Society - Flower Trial. Plant competition formsstudents, competitions, wisley trials, royal horticultural society, national dahlia society, burnley gardens, burnley gardens competitions

Metal pea whistle, steel, nickel plated with a spring steel ring. Whistle component made from two stamped and folded pieces of steel plate with a "pea" inside. Spring steel ring held to the whistle with a pressed steel piece. Whole whistle appears to be silver soldered. On the top of the whistle, stamped into the flat plate is the words "The Acme Thunderer" and on the bottom "Made in England". Known by manufacturer as "Small whistle with tapered mouthpiece, produces high pitch". Made by J. Hudson and Co. (Whistles) Ltd. of Birmingham United Kingdom. See Web. site material (attached on file) for details of whistle, history etc. www.acmewhistle.co.uk/history.html Assumed belonged to Les Denmead and was his personal whistle, used by Inspectors. See J. Hudson web site - www.acmewhistles.co.uk (down loaded 10/1/2002)inspectors, whistles, tramways

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Box of coloured slides, all from different collections. (1) "Students Margaret Oliver," on reverse,"Equipment 2190 Cultivator" (2) "Green manure crops. Field peas lupins." 1975 (3) "B.H.C." on reverse, "Seed beds." (4) "29/4/64 Crops Section." (5) "Seed Testing Lab (1966)." (6) "Julie Provan Peach stock Block." Sep (7) View of back of lawn." Aug 1980 (8) View of Ponds." ((0 Constructing Native Garden. (10) Crack Willow in winter. Jul 1978 (11) Crack Willow in summer. Jul 1988 (12) Administration Building. 1985 (13) Blossom. (14) Blossom on fruit trees. Sep (15) Children Planting. Aug 1985. Also others.students, margaret oliver, cultivator, lupins, crops section, seed testing lab, julie provan, lawn, ponds, native garden, blossom, fruit trees, children, planting, green manure, garden views, administration building, crack willow, peach blossom, orchard, sunken garden, rose garden, flowers, acacia maidenii, vegetables

21 envelopes marked Department of Agriculture (Vic), 1 empty. Black and white photographs and most negatives. All labelled, mainly flowers and plants. (1) Neg. only, 'Lupinus'.' (2) 'Iris fulva B/G 23/10/61.' (3) 'Iris pseudacorus.' (4) 'Muscari plumosum B/G 23/10/61.' (5) 2 copies 'Erythrinum.' (6) 'Iris sibirica B.G. 23/10/61.' (7) 3 Neg. and 4 photographs 'Green, Variegated Agave.' 'Ref to Mr. Littlejohn.' (8) 'Pebble Mulch,' 'Rock Mulching Rock from Apollo Bay Mentone 23/10/61 ₤22.' (9) 'Gazania B.G. 23/10/61.' (10) Neg. only 'Grevillea hookeriana.' (11) Photograph only 'Hibiscus.' (12) 'Euphorbia Crown of Thorns BG 23/10/61.' 'Euphorbia splendens.' (13) 2 copies 'Greyia sutherlandii 23/10/61.' (14) 3 copies 'Aeonium Grouped with other succulents including Bryophyllum, Dickia, Echevera' 'Jan Jul '62 Photo E.G. Littlejohn.' (15) 'Agave Agave-variegated in tub.' (16) 'Lathyrus odoratus' '(Sweet Pea) on support B.G. 23/10/61.' (17) 'Pelargonium' B/G 23.10.61.' (18) 'Pelargonium.' (19) 'Callistemon coccineus.' 'Return to Mr. Littlejohn Burnley Gardens.' (20) 3 copies 'Aloe.' 'Return to Mr. Littlejohn Aloe.'flowers, plants, lupins, iris, agave, pebble mulch, rock mulch, grevillea, hibiscu, euphorbia, succulents, bryophyllum, dickia, echevera, e.g. littlejohn, pelargonium, burnley gardens, aloe

Collection of 39 black and white photographs. Some photographs with handwritten annotations in what looks like the handwriting of J.L. Provan. Mostly at Burnley, some at Moorabbin. (1) "Opium Poppy 1942 Burnley. Publicity Branch Department of Agriculture." Negative in envelope marked, "Prints 1 of No. 398 Department of Agriculture 'McP.' " (2) Grape vine and cabbages. (3) Rows of seedlings in the Orchard. (4) Orange tree? unpruned. (5) Flowers. (6) "Double and single rows of French Beans." (7) "Sage & marjoram." (8) Hydrangeas. (9)Sprinkler on newly planted cabbages. (10a)"Lettuce Iceberg 1/1/43." Seeds on soil surface. (10b) "Lettuce Iceberg 1/1/43." Seedlings emerging. (11)? planted in terracotta pipes. (12) Rows of seedlings in the Orchard. (13) "A student sowing Parsnip seed in a drill row. School of Horticulture Burnley Gardens." (14) Student distributing fertilizer? (15) Similar. (16) Similar. (17a) Flowers. (17b) Flowers. (18)"Beetroot Crimson Globe." (19) A seed drill. (20)Canna. (21a) Vegetable rows. (21b) ? (22) Student hoeing. (23) Student hoeing. (24) Similar. (26) "Cabbage Burbees Allhead 2/2/43," seedlings. (27) Water, manure, etc. (28) "Celery beds Ray Marriott Moorabbin April 2nd 1943." (29-37) Also at Moorabbin probably: (29) Vegetables. (30) Onions. (31) Vegetables. (32) Planting seedlings. (33) Vegetables. (34) Celery, carrots, turnips on display. (35) Carrots growing and just pulled up. (36) Peas. (37) Ploughing with horse. (38) Student spraying vegetables at Burnley. (39) House?j.l. provan, burnley, moorabbin, opium poppy, grape vine, cabbages, seedlings, orchards, orange trees, flowers, french beans, sage, marjoram, hydrangea, sprinkler, lettuce iceberg, seeds, students sowing, parsnips, school of horticulture burnley gardens, beetroot, hoeing, water, manure, celery, vegetables beds, ray marriott, onions, carrots, turnips, peas, ploughing, horse, spraying