Sonoran Desert Florilegium Program

photos of florilegium program volunteers at the university of arizona herbarium

Storage conditions of illustrations at the Herbarium before accessioning and archiving
New archival storage boxes and cabinet for illustrations

Volunteers Kay Marietta and Nancy Reid accessioning illustrations into the collection

White cotton gloves are used to handle illustrations to prevent transfer of hand oils and dirt to the illustrations
Nancy Reid records information about the illustrations in the accessioning worksheet


Volunteer James Thomas prepared all

the illustrations for archival storage

New archival storage box with

illustration mounting board


New custom cabinets for storing the Herbarium's illustration collection
Volunteer Carol Starr scanning illustrations for the digital archive