Her Majesty's Botanist

His/Her Majesty's Botanist is a member of the Royal household of Scotland.

It was created in 1699. From 1768 to 1956 it was combined with the office of Regius Keeper at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, who also held a post as Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Edinburgh. Since then, this office has been honorary, but conferred on a serving or retired Regius Keeper.

Office Holders

 * 1699: James Sutherland
 * 1715: William Arthur
 * 1716: Charles Alston
 * 1761: John Hope
 * 1786: Daniel Rutherford
 * 1820: Robert Graham
 * 1845: John Hutton Balfour
 * 1880: Alexander Dickson
 * 1888: Isaac Bayley Balfour
 * 1922: Wright Smith (died in 1956)
 * 1957: ?
 * 1967: Harold Roy Fletcher (died in 1978)
 * 1979: ?
 * 1987: Douglas Mackay Henderson
 * 2008: Stephen Blackmore