Creator
Augusta Ackinson
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[5]when the plant had come in contact with the earth, the roots are sort of yellow, much as are the roots of mulberry.I know how busy you are, and much as I dislike to trouble you, still I am selfish enough to ask this favor of you. I won't take up any more of your time now. It had been so long since[4] IVis. It was so beautiful in its home, grew along the bank of a mossy little brook and reminded me somewhat of the bitter sweetberries in the east, although it is a bush and in its natural state looks like little lanterns hung along the underside of the stems and leaves. I brought home some roots and I saw that roots had started.05657
Location
Pasadena, Calif.
Date Original
[ca. 1913]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir21_1130-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 21, Image 1130
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
