Letter from Thomas Howat, Secretary of Ruhleben Horticultural Society, Germany, to the Royal Horticultural Society
Information
Title
Letter from Thomas Howat, Secretary of Ruhleben Horticultural Society, Germany, to the Royal Horticultural Society
Record type
Archive
Original Reference
RHS/Ruh/1/1
Date
30 Sep 1916
Scope & content
His committee has instructed him to inform the RHS that a horticultural society has been formed called the Ruhleben Horticultural Society; its aims are to cultivate and beautify the grounds around the barracks and thoroughfares in the Lager, and to further the knowledge of horticulture; they ask to become affiliated to the RHS; they are unable to remit the usual fee; gardening started immediately after their internment and has increased since then; this is their second summer and the shows of flowers and tasteful decorative schemes carried out have alleviated their lot; although the efforts of their barrack gardeners have been satisfactory they believe that as a society they will have greater scope and receive more support [through affiliation]; as their planned work is significant they would be grateful for gifts of bulbs and seeds
Level
Item
Extent
2 page letter (1 sheet of paper)
Is part of
RHS archive: Ruhleben Horticultural Society archive