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BOSTON POLLEN SURVEY — 1965 
PRELIMINARY REPORT 
BY 
Arturo Corso' anp MaNnueEt Lopez’ 
Tuis isa preliminary report of the Pollen Survey carried 
out in the Greater Boston area during the pollen season 
of 1965. 
The survey was conducted by the authors, with the 
cooperation of the Allergy Unit at the Massachusetts 
General Hospital and the Botanical Museum of Harvard 
University. Support for this research was received from 
the Milton Fund of Harvard University and United 
States Public Health Service Grant No. A I-—026-8807. 
Methods 
Nine stations were established in locations forming a 
semi-circle around Boston. No. 1 in Arlington: Mrs. 
Marsh Williams; No. 2 in Melrose: Dr. Richard Evans 
Schultes; No. 3 in Newton: Dr. William Franklin; 
No. 4 in Boxford: Dr. J. W. Fowler; No. 5 in Brook- 
line: Dr. Arturo Corso; No. 6 in Westwood: Mrs. 
Edith Bloom; No. 7 in Brockton; Mrs. Donna Dick- 
son; No. 8 in Cambridge: Dr. Manuel Lopez; No. 9 
1 Arturo Corso, M.D. and ? Manuel Lopez, M.D. (Guggenheim 
Fellow 1964-1966), Botanical Museum of Harvard University; De- 
partment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; and Allergy Unit, 
Massachusetts General Hospital. 
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