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‘Tasmanian Botanical Splendour’, Taxonomic Literature, vol. 17, No. 2., Frans A. Stafleu, 1968, pp. 216-217

-  This source offers a positive perspective on Winifred’s book, as the author, Frans A. Stafleu refers to it as “informative and lightly written”.

‘The Botanical Art of Margaret Stones’, Australian Garden History, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1997, p.13

-  This source provides detail of Margaret Stones life and tells a story of how she got inspired to draw wildflowers. It speaks of her achievements within the field, while also giving a brief background to her life.

‘Reviewed Work: The Endemic Flora of Tasmania by Margaret Stones, Winifred Curtis’, Kew Bulletin, Vol. 34, No. 3 (1980), p. 614, reviewed by R. J. Henderson

-  This academic source is a reviewed journal article of Margaret and Winifred’s Endemic Flora of Tasmania part VI. R. J. Henderson reviews this book providing an outline of what part VI involves, while also offering his personal insight to the work being ‘faultless’.

‘Dr Winifred Mary Curtis, 100 years of botanical research, teaching and travelling, Retirement and continuing research – 1960s – 1990s’, University of Tasmania.edu.au

. -   This source is not an academic source, but it acts as a biography of Winifred Curtis published by the University of Tasmania (UTAS) in the library exhibition. This source provides further sources through photos, for example, a newspaper article by Mercury in 1987 titled, ‘New herbarium, but Dr Curtis won’t relax’. In addition, it provides photos of the accessories Winifred used to collect flora, including her collecting case, alongside her cutthroat razor used for sectioning plants.

‘Winifred Mary Curtis 1905-2005’, Mulleria 24: 25-30, Gintaras Kantvilas, 2006

-  This source is a written biography about Winifred Mary Curtis which not only enhances my understanding of the author but allows readers to understand Winifred’s personal life. This source was written by Gintara Kantvilas who studied in the scientific field of Australian lichenology, 1985.

Answers for Module 7

My media is a luxury photo of a beach in the Bahamas which shows the sunset. This is my own work and is the form of a jpeg. I have chosen a public domain liscence that will be added to the Bahamas gallery and the beach gallery.