<div dir="ltr">I'm curious to see what folks think about saving the soil that sometimes accompanies herbarium specimens. Generally, collectors remove soil from their specimens prior to depositing them to a collection, but for specimens that do end up having an excess of soil, is there a specific amount that should be saved for further research? Looking forward to some insightful feedback.<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Rhay<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_lsc3j1mj0" alt="image.png" width="496" height="543"><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Rhay Flores <a href="https://pronouns.org/what-and-why" target="_blank">(she/hers)</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Herbarium Workroom Manager, Curatorial Assistant II [RSA-POM] </div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica">California Botanic Garden</span></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><div><font color="#000000" style="font-size:12.8px">1500 North College Avenue</font></div><font color="#888888"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="Helvetica">Claremont, California 91711</font></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><a href="tel:%28909%29%20625-8767" value="+19096258767" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">909.625.8767 ext. 233</a><font color="#888888"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><br></font></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4w6hY_pPkISgJwY_ASpy5Mom97-cvsmv3Fg3mmQrv8QP3F-bw9sN4ksrKEGxsGSPr1axQNbass" width="96" height="95"><font color="#888888"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><br></font></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br></div></div></div></div></div>