‘C.R.Long 
1964 
June 6, 19 64 
SOIL SAMPLES: JUNE - JULY 1964 ATT TRIP 
Va\ wvvw vt-v 
L124 - 
L125 
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June 7; 
PaJjnyra Island 
(5) L123-L127 
L123*- 1 Under Messerschmidtia sp. in interior of island. Much 
of the ground is bare - beachrock conglomerate 
beneath thin soil layers. Fleurya sp. common. Sand 
Island. (0.5-2.5 in layer). 
2 Under Cocos sp. Ground littered with dead fronds. Also 
present in immediate area: v Messerschmidtia , Asplenium , 
and Pisonia . Home Inland. (0.5-2.5 in. layer.) 
3 Collected on causeway leading to radio towers, Paradise 
Island. Gravel layer in upper surface. (0.5- 2.5 in. layer). 
L126 - k Collected on Paradise Island under Cocos, dry surface 
( 0 . 5 - 2.5 in. layer) 
L127 - 5 Collected on Kdula under Cocos - Messerschmidtia grove. 
Soil deepest in depressions in the elevated beachrock. 
Cynodon sp. vigorously rooted in these soil repositories. 
( 0 . 5 - 2.5 in. layer) 
Palmyra Island 
(4) L128-L131 
L128 - 1 Under Hibiscus - Coccoloba on the northwest side of the 
runway. Cooper Island. One-half to three quarter Inch 
of litter. ( 0 . 5 - 2.5 in. layer.) 
L129 - 2 Cooper Island. Collected along the north side of the 
runway - open grassy area (l.- 2 . in. layer.) 
L130 - 2a As Ho. 2, but a surface sample (0-.5 in. layer.) 
3 Eastern Island. Pisonia - Pandanua forest, (l.-4.in.layer.) 
Surface coral pebbles. Color: a distinct reddish brown. 
Appears high in organic matter. 
L131 
rune 9 > 19 ^ 
Washington Island 
(8)L132-KL39 
Site IV - West Bog near Te Motu, 
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West Bog near Te Motu, 
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1138 - 2 
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L139 - 3 
June 11, 1964 
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Washington Island 
(38) L140-L177 
Site I collections I - XVII 
In Scirpus bog approx, one-half the distance to the entrance to 
the fresh water lagoon - on the south side of the canal and approx, 
seventy feet from the canal edge. 
Samples No. I - No. XVII (i - XVI represent 2 inch portions 
taken from the sampler.) 
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