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publication Muir, John Yosemite Valley Sep 10th 1873 Dear Gray, Yours of Aug 4th recd. Thank you Our High Sierra
Aquilegia drawing is usually pale rose or bluish purple in color changing to dull cream, yellow when dying, quite variable.
The flowers are very delicate in texture in color almost transparent. Carulea is far too blue a name chrysantha to yellow.
Have you heard from the wee botrychinum you sent to Eaton. We found it on the head of the Merced R at elevation of 8,000.
the dwarf giant growing nearly together. On my way to the glaciers at the head of the San Joaquin. I was wildly delighted
on meeting a big Anemone about the size of our dear Wisconsin illegible with heads of silky achenia 1 inches dia . The withered
illegible showed that the flrs?