Creator
Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[5]much to hear your further opinion upon the matter. Do you still think your Arctic Daisy Erigeron caespitosus? There ought to be some common name for ours it is such a charming flower - Could you not suggest one? Thanking you for your patient attention in this matter and hoping to hear from you,I am,[4]from Gray's Synoptical flora - Are you not familiar with this daisy of ours too? The beautiful Erigeron Coulteri - of about the same size with many pure white and narrower rays (I enclose one) grows in meadows at a lesser altitude - say 6000 ft. covering the meadows with its exquisite flowers. If not troubling you too much I should like
Location
San Rafael, [Calif.]
Date Original
[ca. 1900] Nov 21
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 24.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir11_0453-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 11, Image 0453
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
