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February 27. Arose at 5:00am and enjoyed fine sunrise, a strip of rosy red sky along horizon on which a tall Takitea [Kahikatea, white pine, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides] forest was outlined. The broad river in front of it, dark sky above; later gold yellow. Take steamer at 6:00am for long sail down river and across the Kaipara Harbour to Helensville then rail to [Auckland]. February 28. Fine day spent on drying plants and studying them. Walked in the park; fine view of harbor, hundreds of inhabitants enjoying rest, scenery and social benefits of the park or garden, but it is a poor affair for so rich a town. Not a label to tell the name and home of a single plant. Noticed a row of Piuri [Puriri, Vitex lucens] in flower and fruit. Life size statue in bronze of Queen Victoria in centre of the gardens is very fine, erected by her devoted subjects of the colony.
Date Original
1904
Source
Original journal dimensions: 9 x 15.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
MuirReel30Journal01P060-061.tif
Publisher
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
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Keywords
John Muir, journals, drawings, writings, travel, journaling, naturalist
