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Martinez, June 9, 1898 My dear Prof. Sargent - Yours of June 2 was received just after I had mailed you a letter stating
the condition of the Abies flower business sent a few half opened staminate specimens Miss Eastwood should be back from the
summit of the Sierra tomorrow, she promise to report to me promptly as there is now no time to lose. Should she Sonne fail
I'll go to the woods above the Yosemite next week try yet once more - the flower crop this year is very scant. I have about
made up my mind to take that Southern Mtn trip with you Canby in Sep. The weather will be cool the leaf colors glorious, in
the meatime I may be able to finish those park articles for the Atlantic this haggling to shove nature into words is a monstrous
devourer of time prevents one from learning anything, I ought to have been in Alaska ere this.