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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 ?owers, which, in that spring, as they do today, lent a ?eeting glory to the hills and valleys. The beauties of ?ower 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 ?ora have acquired, points out to us, as we in fancy accom pany the observing monk, the striking ?oral features that he must have seen Probably few who now hurry along the highways know the ?owers any better than did Crespi; that they. Pay them much less heed, is certain.
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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 ?owers, which, in that spring, as they do today, lent a ?eeting glory to the hills and valleys. The beauties of ?ower 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 ?ora have acquired, points out to us, as we in fancy accom pany the observing monk, the striking ?oral features that he must have seen Probably few who now hurry along the highways know the ?owers 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 www.forgottenbooks.com
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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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Charles Francis Saunders
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266573272
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 46
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Author
Charles Francis Saunders
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ISBN - 9780282851453
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 48
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