 Photo - Frances Watkins |
Fritillary Extra comprises papers written in the past on various topics connected with the Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire.Fritillary Exra is available on line. From this page you can download the articles in Fritillary Extra in pdf format. But if you would like a paper copy (A4 format) you can still get one by ringing 07702 948660 or emailing orders. |
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The memorial day held for George Claridge
Druce: 18th May 1996 Edited by F Watkins and S Marner |
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| Summary | The George Claridge Druce Memorial Day was held in Oxford on Saturday 18th May 1996 to celebrate the life of a distinguished field botanist and Fellow of the Royal Society, and to mark the official unveiling of a new headstone in Holywell Cemetery. The original monument was lost in the 1970s leaving the former Oxford Mayor's grave unmarked. The new stone was purchased by The Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI), the cost of erection was met by subscrirption and the day was jointly organised by the Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire, the University of Oxford Plant Sciences Department and Oxford University Botanic Garden. |
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In celebration of the Centenary of the
Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire 1901 - 2001 S Marner |
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| Summary | The story of the founding of the Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire in 1901 and the people involved. |