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Field notes and diary, Iowa, New Mexico, September 1904

by: Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937

Publication date: 1904

Topics: Botany, Geology, United States, Iowa, New Mexico, Cloudcroft, Cedar Rapids

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's botanical work in Iowa, New Mexico, September 1904, April 1905. Pages are numbered. Entries are usually dated, and describe observations of terrain, vegetation of sites where collecting, weather, travel by rail, list of plants (with notes about rarity), geological descriptions (layers, appearance, composition) and sketches their characteristics around rivers and streams. Includes unidentified sketches. Locations include Cloudcroft, New Mexico; Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Abstract: The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's botanical work in Iowa, New Mexico, September 1904, April 1905. Pages are numbered. Entries are usually dated, and describe observations of terrain, vegetation of sites where collecting, weather, travel by rail, list of plants (with notes about rarity), geological descriptions (layers, appearance, composition) and sketches their characteristics around rivers and streams. Includes unidentified sketches. Locations include Cloudcroft, New Mexico; Cedar Rapids, Iowa.