Gray, Asa, 1810-1888
Asa Gray, "A pilgrimage to Torreya"
1875
MS 419 bd
1 vol.
(0.1 linear feet)
Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries
The great botanist and early supporter of evolutionary theory, Asa Gray, toured the Florida Panhandle during the spring of 1875, making "a pious pilgrimage to the secluded native haunts of that rarest of trees, the Torreya taxifolia." His journey took him along the Apalachicola River in search of Torreya, a native yew prized by horticulturists.
This slender manuscript account was prepared by Gray for publication in the American Agriculturist (vol. 43). In a light and graceful way, his "pilgrimage" describes the difficulties of travel in the deep south during the post-Civil War years and his exploits while botanizing. The text is edited in Gray's hand and varies slightly from the published version.
English
The great botanist and early supporter of evolutionary theory, Asa Gray, toured the Florida Panhandle during the spring of 1875, making "a pious pilgrimage to the secluded native haunts of that rarest of trees, the Torreya taxifolia." His journey took him along the Apalachicola River in search of Torreya, a native yew prized by horticulturists.
This slender manuscript account was prepared by Gray for publication in the
American Agriculturist (vol. 43). In a light and graceful way, his "pilgrimage" describes the difficulties of travel in the deep south during the post-Civil War years and his exploits while botanizing. The text is edited in Gray's hand and varies slightly from the published version.
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Cite as: Asa Gray, "A pilgrimage to Torreya" (MS 419 bd). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Botany and horticulture
Processed by I. Eliot Wentworth, Dec. 2015.
Botanists
Yew
Florida--Description and travel--19th century