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3_18 Inverness, February 15, 1900 dead and dry but hand on very long. A willow divests itself of leaves thoroughly. The trees are a glory and a delight everlasting. I have just collected [] cone of pine which is at least 45 years old and still attached to the trunk. And the alders. What beautiful clean limbs - all divested of leaves and shining white in the winter sun! And such laurels, Yours for the green woods, Willis L. Jepson February 15, 1900 |
3_19 Laurel at Inverness In many respects this is one of the most beautiful of California trees. It's foliage is evergreen and very thick. One cannot see through a Laurel Tree. Near Olema there are trees in the rich valley soil which are very high. I have measurements of these in my card catalogue. It is of course [common] along streams but here at Inverness from the south slope of the "first valley" there is the most extraordinary sight to my eyes. I am familiar with the laurel as a boy. It grew |
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