Collection and Field Note Book No. 52, April 24, 1958 -- Oct. 19, 1958 (39420 - 39650) Search this
Collection name:
F. Raymond Fosberg field notes from the Department of Botany
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Main Library
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Maps
Place:
Marshall Islands
Kwajalein
United States
Virginia
District of Columbia
Shenandoah National Park
New York
Indiana
West Virginia
Canada
Ontario
Jaluit
Date Range:
1958
Start Date:
19580424
End Date:
19581019
Abstract:
An inserted table of contents contains a full listing of localities and corresponding collector numbers. This field book contains a specimen list of botanical specimens collected by F. R. Fosberg from 24 April to 19 October 1958 on Marshall Islands, Canada, Virginia, District of Columbia, Indiana, New York, and West Virginia. Collector numbers 39420-39650 are included. Specimen list includes scientific name, date, locality, collector number, with occasional notes on locality or physical descriptions of specimens (size, color, etc.) Longer narrative notes documenting vegetation in the various localities are also included. Localities include but are not limited to: Kwajalein, Jaluit, Mejatto, Jabor, Pingelap (Marshall Islands); Timberlake, Fairfax, Shenandoah National Park; and Great Falls (Virginia). A botanical specimen in an envelope labeled "Compound stipulus of Caesalpinia from Jaluit" can be found between pages 98 and 99. A typed report on a field trip to Pine Hills, Indiana, with corresponding map can be found between pages 164 and 165. An information sheet from Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario including map can be found between pages 170 and 171.
