Arnold Arboretum Second Expedition to China, 1910-1911 : photographs / E. H. Wilson. [1911]

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Arnold Arboretum Second Expedition to China, 1910-1911 : photographs / E. H. Wilson. [1911]

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The results of the Wilson led Arnold Arboretum (plant collecting) expedition to China, 1910-1911, included a set of 374 glass plates of trees, forest views, landscapes, villages, and people, which were printed and bound in a three volume set in chronological order. Detailed documentation for each photograph is attached and includes locality, genus species plant name, description of site, tree height and dbh (diameter at breast height), altitude and date (mm/dd/yyyy). The photographs document the collection site of each tree specimen. Wilson used a large field [Sanderson] camera with 8.5" x 6.5" glass plates. Results of the expedition also included 462 seeds of tree and shrub species, a number of living plants, lily bulbs, and 2,500 sheets of herbarium specimens.

3 v. (384 leaves of plates) : ill. ; 36 cm.

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