Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Charles Sprague] Sargent
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3that it is annual. We have one tree on the ranch. I have watched it pretty closely the last two years & have never seen fruit of two seasons on it at once. At present it has about 40 or 50 cones on a dozen branches or 20, all about the same size, & apparently mature, with plenty of seed. If these cones are two years old where are the yearlings? I can't find a single cone younger than those with ripe seed. Moreover the branchlets on which the cones are show only one years growth.Hereafter I mean to watch this tree still more closely - try to find some fertile flowers & mark them.I see by the newspaper that the Rainier Reserve is to be band to sheepmen at the rate of $5. per 1000 sheep!!Wishing you & family & Silva Happy New YearI am Ever YoursJohn Muir
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1898 Dec 28
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir10_0579-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0579
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Archives, Boston, Massachusetts. 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 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
