Series 2: Correspondence, 1948-1957

This series contains general correspondence, both incoming and outgoing. Correspondence subjects include Rose competitions, references to roses present in passages of The Bible, and a list of roses present in Kew Gardens, September 1952. The botanical illustrator P.J. Redouté (1761-1840) is discussed and items include a hand-typed copy of a Hunt Exhibition Catalog of his work. There is considerable correspondence that attempts to identify antique roses in a particular mosaic refered to as "Basket of Flowers" from the Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy.