The Wild Gardens of Old California: A Presentment of Padre Juan Crespi and How He Went on a Journey; Of David Douglas, the Scot, and How He Introduced the Wild Flowers of Old California Into England and Seeds of Hope for the Dim and Distant Future
The Wild Gardens of Old California: A Presentment of Padre Juan Crespi and How He Went on a Journey; Of David Douglas, the Scot, and How He Introduced the Wild Flowers of Old California Into England and Seeds of Hope for the Dim and Distant Future
Excerpt from The Wild Gardens of Old California: A Presentment of Padre Juan Crespi and How He Went on a Journey; Of David Douglas, the Scot, and How He Introduced the Wild Flowers of Old California Into England and Seeds of Hope for the Dim and Distant Future Padre Crespi, loved the works of God then, as Mr. Saunders loves them now. The missionary priest noted in his journal many of the bright-hued flowers, which, in that spring, as they do today, lent a fleeting glory to the hills and valleys. The beauties of ...
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Excerpt from The Wild Gardens of Old California: A Presentment of Padre Juan Crespi and How He Went on a Journey; Of David Douglas, the Scot, and How He Introduced the Wild Flowers of Old California Into England and Seeds of Hope for the Dim and Distant Future Padre Crespi, loved the works of God then, as Mr. Saunders loves them now. The missionary priest noted in his journal many of the bright-hued flowers, which, in that spring, as they do today, lent a fleeting glory to the hills and valleys. The beauties of flower and bird, the glories of valley and mountain, did not escape his scientific yet reverent eye. He was, per haps, better versed in theology than he was in botany, and his record of What he saw is incomplete and obscure at times, but Mr. Saunders, with the knowledge Which later students of our flora have acquired, points out to us, as we in fancy accom pany the observing monk, the striking floral features that he must have seen Probably few who now hurry along the highways know the flowers any better than did Crespi; that they. Pay them much less heed, is certain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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