. Sierra Club bulletin . .\IUIR WOODS. PLATE MUIR WOODS. Redwoods. 287 Live and let live, say the redwoods. Sun, air, water,soil, and shade for all. But they say more than oak and laurel that would share the forestlife, these because they are able to grow tall—if theyhave the will—these, if they would enjoy the common-wealth of the sky, must grow straight-trunked and clean. For the moment the redwoods seem to us the stoics ofthe forest, teaching that life is for the strong, the self-reliant. Then beneath our feet we find the most delicateforest carpet of shy wood violets an
. Sierra Club bulletin . .\IUIR WOODS. PLATE MUIR WOODS. Redwoods. 287 Live and let live, say the redwoods. Sun, air, water,soil, and shade for all. But they say more than oak and laurel that would share the forestlife, these because they are able to grow tall—if theyhave the will—these, if they would enjoy the common-wealth of the sky, must grow straight-trunked and clean. For the moment the redwoods seem to us the stoics ofthe forest, teaching that life is for the strong, the self-reliant. Then beneath our feet we find the most delicateforest carpet of shy wood violets and oxalis. Lilies thatneed the deep, cool quiet are here and many a rare,small thing that cannot live elsewhere. Ferns andmaidenhair bank the slopes. Stand straight and strong, who can, say the red-woods ; protect and shelter the weak. This is thechivalry of the forest; it is a chivalry the Christian worldhas hardly learned, despite the Master. Brave trees, the redwoods. Burned of all their leaves,they fight for life and bourgeon out again. Ar
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