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•Seller’s ‘Syllabus of Examinations on Medical Subjects’

12 black and white photographs that appear to have once been the property of Frederick Orpen Bower, four of them being used as figures in his 1925 publication 'Plants and Man'. The photographers appear to be mainly Skeen and Scowen of the Colombo Apothecaries Co. Ltd, Ceylon [Sri Lanka].
Descriptions of the photographs are as follows:

• Peradeniya Gardens; ‘No. 20’; marked ‘Frontispiece’ with annotated instructions for reproduction in ‘Plants and Man’ by Bower; photo credited in the publication as being ‘Bases of the stems of the Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus), in Peradeniya Gardens, Ceylon, with a garden-coolie standing at their foot. Photograph by Mr. Skene.’ [Skeen]. Photograph glued to contemporary stiff board.
• Corypha umbraculifera (Talipot); marked with C.A. Co. (?) Ceylon and stamped with [Apothe]caries Co. Photographers, [Colombo,] Ceylon; ‘218’ glued to reverse; annotated with printing instructions; edited version used as Fig.22A (p.48) in ‘Plants and Man’ as ‘A Talipot Palm (Corypha umbaculifera) in the flowering state’; photograph credited to Mr Skene [Skeen]. Photograph glued to contemporary stiff board.
• Corypha umbraculifera. The last stage of the Talipot; marked with ‘& Co. Ceylon’ - name obscured, and stamped with ‘Botanical Department, University Glasgow.’ and ‘Apothecaries Co. Photographers, Colombo, Ceylon’; edited version used as Fig.22B (p.49) in ‘Plants and man’ as ‘The same Palm after fruiting. The photographs were taken by Mr. Skene [Skeen], Ceylon.’ Photograph glued to herbarium sheet.
• Bamboo Stems; stamped with ‘Botanical Department, University Glasgow.’ and ‘Apothecaries Co. Photographers, Colombo, Ceylon’; ‘217’ glued to reverse, annotated with printing instructions; edited version used as Fig.86 (p.215) in ‘Plants and man’ as ‘Photograph showing the Bases of Bamboo Stems which may grow over 100 feet high. The stems are marked by rings, each of which is a leaf insertion, and the hollow stem is there supported by a hard transverse plate or septum. Note that at the base, where the leverage will be greatest, the septa are nearest together, so that the resistance will be greatest there. One of the young conical shoots has been cut so as to show the septa, crowded before the shoot has elongated.’ No photography credit given.
• ‘Nos 19 and 20, Giant Bamboos’; this photo marked ‘No.19’; ‘219’ glued to reverse; annotated with printing instructions, including ‘Schimper, make block from this, not from book’; used as Fig.87 (p.217) in ‘Plants and man’ as ‘Group of Giant Bamboos (Dendrocalamus giganteus) in the Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, Ceylon. Note the man at the foot of the clump which gives the scale : also the successively shorter internodes at the base of the stems, and the curvatures above. (After Schimper.) Compare Frontispiece, and Fig. 86’. Photograph glued to contemporary stiff board.
• Corypha umbraculifera; young Talipot palms, No.519; marked with C.A. Co. Ltd, Ceylon, but other letters seem to have been scored out; stamped with ‘Botanical Department, University Glasgow.’ and ‘Apothecaries Co. Photographers, Colombo, Ceylon’; photograph glued to herbarium sheet.
• Caryota urens (Kitul) 144; marked with C.A. Co. Ltd, Ceylon; stamped with ‘Botanical Department, University Glasgow.’ and ‘Apothecaries Co. Photographers, Colombo, Ceylon’; photograph glued to herbarium sheet.
• Caryota urens. Branches of the Influorescense of the Kitul Palm shewing development of fruit. marked with Scowen & Co. Ltd (almost scored out), Ceylon; stamped with ‘Botanical Department, University Glasgow.’ and ‘Apothecaries Co. Photographers, Colombo, Ceylon’; photograph glued to herbarium sheet.
• Oreodoxa regia; Avenue of Cabbage Palms, Peradeniya Gardens; further annotated with ‘Cabbage Palms, Peradeniya Gardens (Scowen); marked with Scowen & Co. Ltd? (scored out), Ceylon; stamped with ‘Botanical Department, University Glasgow.’ and ‘Apothecaries Co. Photographers, Colombo, Ceylon’; photograph glued to herbarium sheet
• Cocos nucifera; Cocoa-nut Palm, 143; marked with C.A. Co. Ltd, Ceylon; stamped with ‘Botanical Department, University Glasgow.’ and ‘Apothecaries Co. Photographers, Colombo, Ceylon’; photograph glued to herbarium sheet.
• Lodoicea seychellarum – Double Cocoa-nut Palm, 125; marked with Scowen & Co. But scored out so it reads C.A. Co. Ltd; stamped with ‘Botanical Department, University Glasgow.’ and ‘Apothecaries Co. Photographers, Colombo, Ceylon’; photograph glued to herbarium sheet.
• Ravenala madagascariensis (Traveller’s Palm) 557?; marked with Scowen & Co. But scored out so it reads C.A. Co. Ltd, Ceylon; stamped with ‘Botanical Department, University Glasgow.’ and ‘Apothecaries Co. Photographers, Colombo, Ceylon’; photograph glued to herbarium sheet.

Folder containing 4 letters and 1 photo of Shaw.

Contains the original diaries of G. Sherriff, detailing his expeditions with Frank Ludlow in Bhutan and Tibet (1933-1934, 1936-1938, 1940, 1949). There are loose leaf sheets interleaved between the pages of some of the diaries. These contain a variety of letters, clippings, itineraries, plant lists and cost lists.

Some diaries contained notes left in place by Dr. HR Fletcher when researching for his book 'A Quest Of Flowers: The Plant Explorations of Frank Ludlow and George Sherriff" (1976).

HR Fletcher research notes, 4 pages, for the book "Quest of Flowers"

packing list, handwritten on lined paper in pencil, 2 pages

Description of different routes, typed.

 (1) "Route Trashiyansi to the Me La." reference: "Authority G.      Sherriff and F. Ludlow. July 1933. Map Ref. Survey of India 1" to 4 miles sheet no. 78M.", 2 pages
 (2) Route Trashiyansi to the Khoma Chu via the Pang La" reference: "Authority G. Sherriff and F. Ludlow. July 1933. Map Ref. Survey of India 1" to 4 miles sheet no. 78M.", 1 page
 (3) "Route from Lhuentse (Lingtsi) Dzong to Lkakh and Dzong via The Khoma Chu and teh Kang (Gong) La." reference: Authority G. Sherriff and F. Ludlow. July 1933. Map Ref. Survey of India 1" to 4 miles sheets no. 78M. & 77F", 2 pages, annotations in Sherriff's handwriting, written in pen.
 (4) "Route Lhakhang Dzong to Nangartse via Towa the Munda La and Ling La" reference: Authority G. Sherriff and F. Ludlow. September 1933. Map Ref. Survey of India 1" to 4 miles sheets nos. 77P and 77L.", 2 pages, x2 copies
 (5) "Route Bumthang to Trashiyangsi" refernece: Authority G. Sherriff and F. Ludlow. July 1933. Map Ref. Survey of India 1" to 4 miles sheets nos. 78I, 78M, 77P, and 77L. Note. The map names are in many cases wrong, and very often wrongly spelt. As far as possible, the correct spelling is there given, and map names are given in brackets. Heights are only approximate.", 3 pages, handwritten annotations in G.Sherriff's handwriting in pen.

HR Fletcher research notes, 13 pages, for the book "Quest of Flowers"

2 collection lists with collection numbers and species names. One written in pen, the other pencil

HR Fletcher research notes, 45 pages for the book "Quest of Flowers". Pages interleaved throughout the pages of Sherriff's 1938 diary. These have been removed but kept with the diary.