Title:
Letter from John Muir to [Theodore P.] Lukens, 1899 Sep 18.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
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.
Contributor:
[Theodore P.] Lukens
Date:
1899 Sep 18
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir10_0986-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez [Calif.]
Rights:
Copyrighted
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
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Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
Fir Flowers Martinez 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 Lottie Ever Yours John Muir