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POEM OF FIELD RECORD. 



(Folder.) 

 Name of collector i (Charles Mobr.) Species; Pinua palustria. 



Station (denoted by capital letter) : A. 



State: Alabama. Comity! Escambia. Town: Wallace. 



Longitude: 86^12'. Latitude: 31° 15'. Average altitude : 75 to 100 feet. 



General configuration : Plain — hills — plateau— mountainous. General trend of valleys or hills 



Climatic features : .Subtropical ; mean annual temperature, 65- ; mean annual rainfall, 62 inches. 

 SiTK (denoted by small letter) : a. 



Aspect: Level — ravine— cove— bench— slope (angle approximately). 



Exposure : Elevation (above average station altitude) : 125 feet. 



Soil Conditions: 



(1) Geological formation (if known): Southern stratified drift. 



(2) Mineral composition: Clay— limestone — loam— marl— sandy loam— loamy sand— saud. 



(3) Surface cover: Bare— grassy— mossy. Leaf cover: Abnndant — scanty— lacking. 



(4) Depth of vegetable mold (humus) : _Al>sent-moderate— plenty— or give depth in inches. 



(5) Grain, consistency, and admixtures: Very fine— fine— medium— coarsc— p o r o u s — 1 i gh t— 1 o o s e - 



liiodirately loose — compact — binding— stones or rock, size of: 



(6) Moisture con.litions: Wet— moist— liesh-dry —arid— well .Iraiued — liable to overfiow- swampy- 



near stream or spring or other kind of water supply - 



(7) Color: Ashy-gr.ay. 



(8) Depth to subsoil (if known): Sballow. 3 to 1 inches to 1 foot-1 foot to 4 feet, deeji— over 4 feet, very 



deep — shifting. 



(9) Nature of subsoil (if ascertaiualile) : Ked, ferrugiuou.s sandy loam; moderately loose, or rather slightly 



binding; always of scmie degree of dampness; of great depth. 

 Forest conditions: Mixed timber — pure — dense growth — moderately dense to open 



A.ssociated species: None. 



Proportions of these 



Average heiglit : !tO feet. 



Undergrowth: Scanty; in the original forest often none. 

 Conditions in the open: Eield— pasture— lawn-clearing (how long cleared): In natural clearings untouched 

 by fire, dense groves of second growth of the species. 

 Nature of soil cover (if any): Weeds— brush— sod. 



(Inside of folder.) 



St.viion: a. Sitk: a. Species: P. palustris. Tree No. 3. 



Position of tree (if any special point notable not appearing in general description of site exceptional exposure to 



light or dense position, etc., protected by buildings, note on back of sheet) : In rather dense position. 

 OiUGix of tree (if ascertainable) : Natural seedling, sprout from stump, artificial planting. 



Di.vMBTER breast high: 16 inches. HEKiiiT (>¥ STUMP: 20 inches 



Hfight to first limb : 53 feet. LENGTH OF felled tree : 110 ieet 4 inches. • 



A(iE (annual rings on stump) : 183. Total height: 111 teet 8 inches. 



No. of disk. 



1 

 II 



ni 



IV 



V 



VI 



VII 



VIII 



IX 



X 



Distance 

 from butt. 



Peel. 





 13 

 19 

 32 

 47 

 57 

 67 

 77 

 87 

 97 



Weight of 

 combined 

 disk pieces. 



Pounds. 

 27 

 20 

 20 

 18 

 16 

 14 

 17 

 14 



9i 

 6 



Kemarks. 



Crown touching those 

 of nearest trees to the 

 N. and NE. Open 

 toward SW. 



No. of log. 



I 



II 



III 



IV 



V 



VI 



VII 



VIII 



Distance 

 from hutt. 



ri. In. 



8 U 



13 8 



19 8 



32 S 



47 8 



Length of 

 log. 



Diameter, 

 t)iitt end. 



Inches. 

 103 

 14i 

 14" 

 13J 

 1-4 

 114 



»i 



H 



LiMBWooi): 



Distance fbom butt: 

 Number of disks taken: 



Position on trunk: 



Total Length: 



Note.— As much as possible make description by underscoring terms used above. Add other descriptive 

 terms if necessary. 



