Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Jeanne C.] Carr
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Transcription
[6]I walked one hundred yds' in a straight line, gathering at each step that grass or sedge nearest my foot placing them one by one in my left hand as I walked along without looking at them or entertaining the remotest idea of making a bouquet. At the end of this measured walk my handful of course consisted of one hundred plants arranged in Natures own [illegible] as regards kind comparative numbers & size. I looked at my grass bouquet by chance - was startled - held it at arms length in sight of its own sear & distant scenery and companion flowers. My discovery was complete & I was de- lighted beyond measure with the new & extreme beauty - Here it is00421[7][in margin: Gram [Cyh?]]of K[illegible] crista[illegible] 55 " Agrosits scabra 29 " P[illegible] 7 " P " - [illegible[ 7 " Stipa spartea 7 " Poa alsordes 7 " P" - pratensis [1?] " Caux pamiea 4 " C Noa[illegible] [1?]The extremely fair & diffuse purple agsost[illegible], contrasted most divi[illegible] with the taller str[illegible] [illegible] Koel[illegible] the lo[illegible] single stipla too & P' Clan[illegible] and their broad [illegible] leaves & purple muffy pishils played an important part, so also did the Cy[illegible] spikes of the edges all were just in place - every leaf had its [illegible] taper, and texture, & exact measure of green - Only its p[illegible] seemed out of place, & as might be expected it proved to be an intruder belonging to a field or bouquet in Europe
Location
[Portage, Wisc.]
Date Original
[ca. 1867 Aug 1-12]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.0 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_1102-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 1102
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 4
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
