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Title
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Scottsbluff Narratives, 1936_006
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Alternative Title
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1936 Scottsbluff Narratives
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Date
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1936
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Creator
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Frank Shoemaker
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Description
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Frank Shoemaker - Sandhills Narratives
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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4 scent pappus and therefore not being readily wind-borne, fell under the plants and may be gathered by the bushel. And in the case of Cleome, the seed-pods are readily gathered after ripening and before falling. So it chances that the two local plants most beautiful in flower and most worthy of encouragement, happen to be the easiest to handle - and both are so hardy that they will grow anywhere if invited. Late comes Mentselia, with sturry crese-colored flowers, an inhavitant of the worst badlands. The flowers are and nocturnal in opening; so it took long to find a cloudy day, to get by partial daylight a photograph of a blossom unfolded. The flower is strikingly beautiful, dimly suggesting a water-lily. This is another plant to be seriously considered for local encouragement. These brief notes touch upon merely the most impressive flowers - these which would impress a passer-by. Nearly a hundred have been identified, but which do not stand out so sharply, have been passed without comment. Frank H. Shoemaker Gering, Nebraska March 18, 1936
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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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