Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Theodore P.] Lukens
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Fir FlowersMartinez Sep. 18. 1899.My dear Mr Lukens.The growth of you refer to on the under side of the fir branches are the male flowers. In the spring they are purple & make a fine show. The two firs are easily distinguished by their bark that of the con color is gray. of the magnifica purplish red. The crimson rosettes on the ends of the pine branchlets among the needles are the female flowers. The male are an inch or more long, in conspicuous clusters.I am very glad to hear that your family are all well. Mrs Muir's health has been poor all summer but she is getting better The girls are quite well. It will be some time before the Alaska material is worked up & published.Love to LottieEver YoursJohn Muir
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1899-09-18T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir10_0985-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0985
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
The Huntington Library, Muir Family Papers, HM 57349-57497. 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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
