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Have been databasing again... And am a bit baffled... So once again I appeal to my clever tweeps... I know the collectors, its the places I'm baffled by🙄🙄 @NHM_Botany @SiobhanLeachman L is Gaston Genevier (France) , R is Paul Hubl (probs Austria)

And another label in lovely handwriting! @dr_norb @SiobhanLeachman arghhhhhhh😳

@Aristolochia @HerbTranslate Have you tried printing out your photograph of the label and then writing over it the flow of your hand may reveal more..?....

@Aristolochia @HerbTranslate playing with levels sometimes helps and sometimes doesn't

Sigh. Mostly I'm a pencil advocate, but this label's an example of when it goes wrong! Can anyone make anything out? #handwritting #curatorcrimes #illegiblelabel @HerbTranslate

@westo_fernnerd @eternalmagpie @HerbTranslate @iamToniiChan @RebeccaWoodco12 From the species list I'd guess Turkey or thereabouts.

@eternalmagpie @HerbTranslate @iamToniiChan @RebeccaWoodco12 I've learned to read them out loud and then work out how the found of the name might be misheard.

@eternalmagpie @HerbTranslate @iamToniiChan @RebeccaWoodco12 Quercus calliprinos

This specimen of Kidney Saxifrage in #dbnherbarium, collected over a century ago, illustrates an array of leaf shapes in one species. #herbarium specimen like this is an invaluable record for studying leaf variation @NBGGlasnevin @opwireland

Take a virtual walk through our Azalea Lawn which is bursting with colour right now. 🌺 #virtualspring 📷: @meadowmania

@Aristolochia @HerbTranslate Not sure but see : science.mnhn.fr/institution/mn…

Herbarium twitter - anyone recognise this Alsophila species name? @HerbTranslate #mysterylabel

So, I'm thinking Orthosera arenacea, Kinver?, J. Bolton, 29/1/78. Any other thoughts? #handwriting #objectlabels @HerbTranslate

@clare_bd @NHM_Wien Hmmm 🤔?

Apologies for terrible quality but can anyone solve my 'who is the collector' dilemma? @HerbTranslate @NHM_Wien

Has anyone got any ideas for this diatom collecting locality in Japan? Any #handwriting suggestions welcomed! #herbtranslate #CuratorialLife

@Aristolochia @HerbTranslate Could this refer to the abalone, genus Haliotis, maybe as a substrate? Lots of abalone in California.

So, anyone know of a 'Haliotis' as a diatom locality in California? #handwriting #museumlabels @herbtranslate

Orchid season has kicked off at @Ranscombe_Farm - Plantlife's flagship nature reserve. If you like orchids you'll love the Plantlife vid showcasing every British orchid in a minute >>> youtube.com/watch?v=2WQNdq…

Looking for something fun to do this summer, love wildflowers, or just want to get out of the house? Then why not the National Plant Monitoring Scheme, a UK wide citizen science project? check it out!! npms.org.uk #NPMS2020 @theNPMS