Have you made an herbarium yet? I hope you will if you have not, it would be such a treasure to you; most all the girls are making one. If you do, perhaps I can make some additions to it from flowers growing around here.
- 14 year old Emily, writing to her friend Abiah Root
- 14 year old Emily, writing to her friend Abiah Root
As a girl, Emily participated in the popular activity of collecting and drying flowers to create an Herbarium. Her own, holding 400 plants, has been digitized and is available through Harvard’s Houghton Library. We encourage you to explore their wonderful archive!
She became an avid gardener throughout her life and often enclosed dried plants in her letters, or sent bouquets to friends and neighbors from her garden and conservatory. The flowers in Amherst are blooming today, and we can't help but think of Emily and her garden...
She became an avid gardener throughout her life and often enclosed dried plants in her letters, or sent bouquets to friends and neighbors from her garden and conservatory. The flowers in Amherst are blooming today, and we can't help but think of Emily and her garden...