black and white photograph mounted on lightweight white paper
Photograph of a field of Primulas, mountains in the background.
writing on the front of paper
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John HerbertPrimulas in "Swamp Valley"
May 29th [1949]
13,000 ft.
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Flowering plants of the genus Primula of the family Primulaceae, chiefly occurring in the Northern Hemisphere in cool or mountainous regions. The plants are low-growing, usually perennial herbs; a few are biennials.
Britannica Editors. "primrose". Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Jan. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/plant/primrose-plant. Accessed 16 August 2026.
UF primroses
black and white photograph mounted on lightweight white paper
Photograph of a field of Primulas, mountains in the background.
writing on the front of paper
[TRANSCRIPTION]
Hicks, John HerbertPrimulas in "Swamp Valley"
May 29th [1949]
13,000 ft.
A collection of material from and relating to the plantsman and primula specialist Dr. John MacWatt including photographs, paintings, scrapbooks, papers, nursery catalogues, articles, medals and certificates.
MacWatt, Dr. John1 sheet written on both sides. Written by Frank Ludlow for JH Hicks
Sent with letter HJH/3/3/4 'Letter from F Ludlow to JH Hicks,' 18 July 1949: "I enclose a list of the Black and White negatives and Colour transparencies which you took in East Bhutan."
Contains a list of photographs of specimens taken by JH Hicks in East Bhutan.
Each line contains the specimen number, specimen name and denotes if it was taken in 'B&W' [black and white] or 'colour'