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SCIENCE 



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veloped by Dr. S. H. Koorders for his field 

 work on the forest flora of Java, 1 and a 

 modified form of the smaller type of label 

 used by him was adopted for use in the 

 Philippines early in the year 1903. From 



FLORA OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



HERBARIUM, BUREAU OF SCIENCE 



adapted to a special purpose, that is, the bo- 

 tanical exploration of Amboina with special 

 reference to data that is essential in interpret- 

 ing the species figured and described by 

 Rumphius in his " Herbarium Amboinense." 



FLORA OF THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO 



HERBARIUM, BUREAU OF SCIENCE, MANILA, P. I. 



Common name Dialect 



Field No Herbarium No 



Collector ". 



Island of Province 



Locality 



Habitat 



Altitude above the sea meters 



Tree; shrub, bush; vine; herb 



Height of plant M. 



Diameter of plant, breast high Cm. 



Flower 



Common name Dialect 



Field No Herbarium No 



Collector, C. B. Robinson 



Island 



Locality 



Habitat 



Altitude above the sea M. 



Tree; shrub; woody vine; herbaceous vine; herb . . 



Height of plant m. ; diameter cm. 



Flower 



(Odor, color, etc.) 



Fruit 



Supposed to represent 



(Kind, odor, color, etc.) 



Special notes 



Rumph. Herb. Amb. 



Economic uses Identification considered certain; probable; pos- 

 sible; very doubtful. 



Date , 19 



Fig. 2. A Field Label for a Special Purpose. 

 Actual size 15.5 X 8.5 cm. 



Fig. 1. A Field Label for General Purposes. 

 Actual size 15.5 X 8.5 cm. 



time to time changes were made in the ar- 

 rangement of the printed data on the label, as 

 the field experience of myself and associates 

 seemed to warrant, until the label finally as- 

 sumed the form presented in Fig. 1, in actual 

 size 15.5 by 8.5 centimeters. Fig. 2 represents 

 a somewhat modified form of the label as 



i Merrill, E. D., "Report on Investigations Made 

 in Java in the Year 1902," Philip. Forestry Bu- 

 reau Bull., 1 : 60-63, 1903. 



The field label as developed for the botanical 

 work in the Philippines is presented not with 

 the idea that it presents, as to printed form 

 and data, the label that is best for general use 

 in other countries, but merely the label that 

 twelve years' experience has shown to be best 

 adapted to our purposes in the Philippines. It 

 is doubtful, however, if the shape and size 

 could be improved upon, but the printed data 

 could be modified to. suit the country in which 

 collections are to be made, or to suit the pur- 



