cover image: F. R. Fosberg field notebook no. 53, beginning with # 39651, ending with # 39809

F. R. Fosberg field notebook no. 53, beginning with # 39651, ending with # 39809

1958

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 5 November 1958 to 20 January 1959 in Pakistan, Indonesia, Australia, and Hawaii. Collector numbers 39651-39809 are included. Specimen list includes scientific name, date, locality, collector number, with occasional notes on locality or physical descriptions of specimens (size, color, etc.) Also included are travel notes from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, New Jersey, Iowa, New York, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Oman, Iran, India, and Malaya (Malaysia). A printed flyer titled "Ketchak - Dance of Bone" from Bali, and a typed report of Excursion III to East Java and Bali, can be found in the front of the field book. Dispersed throughout the book are train schedules, maps, and other travel ephemera. A typed list of plants collected from Bali is also included. A typed letter from the Missouri Botanical Garden acknowledging a gift of poinsetta seeds can be found between pages 180 and 181.
botany plants fosberg, f. raymond (francis raymond), 1908-1993

Authors

Collection and Field Note Book No. 53, Nov. 5, 1958 -- Jan. 20, 1959 (39651 - 39809)

Collection
F. Raymond Fosberg field notes from the Department of Botany Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
Dates
19590120
Format
1 field book
Place Discussed
United States Hawaii Pakistan Jawa Indonesia Bali Australia
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
United States of America
Reference
SIA Acc. 12-040
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/2c5896a9e7105986ea9dd5e54324ac1a

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