Biographical sketch of the late Robert Graham ... Being the annual address delivered before the Harveian Society of Edinburgh, on 11th April 1846. (Sixty-fourth anniversary) / [Charles Ransford].
- Ransford, Charles, 1808?-1886.
- Date:
- 1846
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Biographical sketch of the late Robert Graham ... Being the annual address delivered before the Harveian Society of Edinburgh, on 11th April 1846. (Sixty-fourth anniversary) / [Charles Ransford]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![1] scription ; and by their united efforts, aided by a liberal contribution of L.2000 from the College,* the necessary arrangements were speedily made ; and ground, purchased from Mr CAMPBELL of Blythswood, was converted into a Botanic Gar- den, under the direction of the Professor and his co-directors.+ He had now attained a very favour- able position: his strictly upright character se- cured him respect from all; his intelligent, lively, and familiar conversation, combined with his pre- possessing appearance and gentlemanly manners, rendered him exceedingly popular with a large circle of the hospitable inhabitants of the western * In return for this handsome donation, the College acquired certain privileges for the Professor of Botany in the University, as well as for the other Professors and their families. + That garden does not now exist. It was situated at the extremity of Sauchiehall Street, at the west end of the city, and distant about a mile from town buildings; its dimensions were about seven and three-quarters imperial acres. In 1839, the city had extended so far to the west, that its removal became necessary. ‘This was effected in 1841, to the present site, on the banks of the Kelvin, a mile farther from town, and consisting of nearly twenty-two imperial acres. It may not be out of place to notice, as a proof of the increased value of property, that the sale of the ground in 1840 realized L.12,000, while the sum paid for it in 1818 had been less than L.2000.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3309780x_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
