Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Theodore P.] Lukens
Transcription
as to opening attenuata cones, and the long lide of this tree
Martinez, Dec. 10, 1899
My dear Mr Lukens,
I never shelled out the tuberculata (or attenuata as it is now called) pine seeds I only know that the cones never open until the tree dies & it seldom dies until it is attacked by fire I suppose a quick scorching of the cones would cause them to open without destroying the vitality of the seeds, but great care would be required. Perhaps a summers toasting in the sun would also be effective.
The handsome tree with flat fern like branches is Abies concolor, the other as far as I can make out are the Yellow pine Douglass spruce, Libocedrus & a few Junipers & Sugar pines.
Love to Lottie
Ever Cordially Yours
John Muir
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1899 Dec 10
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [Theodore P.] Lukens, 1899 Dec 10." (1899). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2475.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2475
Resource Identifier
muir10_1095-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 1095
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
Pages
1 page
