No 5, field book for collecting by Egbert H. Walker, Smithsonian Institution, Washington 25, D.C.

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Abstract

This field book consists of a list of plants collected by E. H. Walker in Virginia, Maryland, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand, in 1955. Collector numbers 7962 through 8435 are included. Entries list: collector number, scientific name, locality, and date. Occasionally, other notes on physical characteristics (color, height, shape, etc.), are included. Localities include: Shenandoah National Park (VA), Fairfax County (VA), Okinawa (Japan). Also included is a short list of plants seen but not collected in Nago (Japan). A pen drawing of a landscape can be found on the last page in the book.

Date Range

1955

Start Date

May 30, 1955

End Date

Jun 27, 1955

Access Information

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Topic

  • Plants
  • Botany

Place

  • United States
  • Japan
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Virginia
  • Maryland

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Sketches

Accession #

SIA Acc. 12-424

Collection name

Egbert H. Walker Field Notes from the Department of Botany

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Main Library