Primulaceae

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  • a family of herbaceous and woody flowering plants, commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the evening primrose family). The group is worldwide in distribution, including in the Old World tropics, throughout the Americas, and in temperate and colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere; many members are Arctic or Alpine. The family underwent significant taxonomic revision and includes the now disbanded families Maesaceae, Myrsinaceae, and Theophrastaceae, according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group IV (2016).

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    Primulaceae

    Primulaceae

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    Primulaceae

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      Primulaceae

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        George Sherriff
        GB 235 LSH/1 · Series · 1898 - 1967
        Part of The Ludlow & Sherriff Collection

        This collection consists of material created and gathered from the expeditions of George Sherriff in Bhutan and Tibet during 1933-1949.

        The collection consists of 5 sub-series: diaries, correspondence, expedition material, visual material, and plant collection documentation.

        [1] Diaries: This series consists of the original diaries of George Sherriff during his expeditions.

        [2] Correspondence: This series consists of a variety of correspondence from and to George Sherriff.

        [3] Expedition Material: This series consists of a variety of expedition documents ranging from itineraries and maps to administration lists and passports.

        [4] Visual Material: This series consists of a variety of material including: photographic material, films and videos. Photographic material ranges from prints and negatives taken by Sherriff and Ludlow to prints of digital images taken as exhibition documentation in 2014. The films are..... There have been dvd surrogates made of the films to ensure continued accessibility.

        [5] Plant Collection Documentation: This series consists of a variety of material which includes plant and seed lists from their expedition with a large focus on Primula, Meconopsis and Rhododendrons, as well as publications gathered by Ludlow and Sherriff which cover their shared interest in the Himalayan region and it's flora and fauna. There is also a garden register donated by the Knox Finlay family detailing the progress of plants/seeds in their gardens acquired from various expeditions including Ludlow and Sherriff's between 1951-52.

         Sherriff, George