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Title
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Salt Basin Habitat Notes
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Creator
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Frank Shoemaker
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Description
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Frank Shoemaker - Omaha, Lincoln, and Nebraska Narratives
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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(Omaha, Nebraska (Sept. 5 - Oct. 10, 1931 as carefully checked as the others, but numbered approximately 125-130. On September 6th I took a 5×7 photograph, directly downward, of the colony of plants in the small sod taken up. On the 7th, 48 hours after removal from the lawn, it was in thriving condition, only a few sprats on the edges having withered by reason of cut roots. I kept this botanical treasure in the shady privacy of the back yard, open to early morning sunshine and to rain, half concealed by sprays of Lycium. There being only two or three blossoms and those stunted, it was my plan to gather seed early in the coming summer, to ascertain whether they might carry on the odd leaf habit. I kept it supplied with water when rain failed. On October 1st it was still in excellent condition. However, during the first week in October, some trespasser found the sod of plants and calmly cut it in two; most considerately carrying away only a half, but so clumsily disturbing the remaining roots that they soon dried out and died.
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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Salt Basin Habitat Notes