(one to be completed for each relevant Collection Content sheet [Form E] filled in)

Collection name ____________________________________________________________

Subject of Collection ______________________________________________________

IDEN NNW ___________ (if known) Date ______________________________

Enter approximate percentages wherever possible. Circle any relevant terms where lists are given.

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Botany

General

Labels

• present ________%
• numbers only ________%
• notebooks (Y/N)
• collectors' names ________%
• identified ________%
• date ________%
• Botanical exchange club material ________%

Precision

• locality ________%
• place ________%
• county ________%
• country ________%

Type specimens

• No. Seen _______

Infestation

• pest seen active (Y/N)
• sample taken (Y/N)
• Phanerograms ________%
• Cryptograms ________%

Storage

• cabinets ________%
• storeboxes ________%
• other ________%
• Ex. sic. books ________%
• packeted ________%
• In recognisable taxonomic order ________%
  • species folders (Y/N)
  • genus folders (Y/N)
• Mounting paper
  • dirty/stained ________%
  • torn ________%
  • packets mould present ________%
• Mounting method
  • glue ________%
  • thermoplastic cement (blobs)
  • tape strips ________%
  • cotton thread ________%
• Condition
  • damage because of brittleness ________%
  • folders too full (>20 sheets on average) ________%
  • Sheets examed ________%

Related Microscope Slide Collections

Condition

• cracked/broken ________%
• coverslips loose ________%
• mounting medium dried ________%
• loose labels ________%

Labels

• present ________%
• identified ________%
• locality ________%
• dated ________%
• Collector's name ________%
• Victorian slides (coloured paper wrapping) No. seen ________

Wet Collections

Condition

• full ________%
• part full ________%
• dry ________%

Labels

• present ________%
• outside jar ________%
• inside jar ________%
• damaged ________%

Fluid(s)

(N.B. Do not sniff or taste)

• Formalin
• Alcohol
• Phenoxetal
• unknown
• other ________
• Cloudy fluid ________%

Storage jars

• Kilner
• Plastic
• Other ________

Taxonomic Models

• No. seen ________
• manufactuer ___________________________

Economic Botany

• No. timbers seen ________
• No. fruits/seed seen ________
• other, eg. fibre, rubber seen ________
• industrial artefacts seen ________

Plant Galls

• No. of gall cuases specimens seen ________

Storage

• cabinets ________%
• storeboxes ________%
• packeted ________%
• mounted ________%