Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 194
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[Page 194]
The Polynesian chestnut & the Barringtonia are the finest trees but there are others I dont know - Sweet smelling flowers, green fruit – Apocynaceous I feel sure but thats all - I gathered some fruits & their respective leaves for future exam - One fruit was like a Chinese lantern on a 30 foot tree with a pellate leaf - The lantern was a white outer skin & in its interior – separated by ¾ inch all around a black fruit with a little top knot like a French sailor who has a red top knot - Menispernaceous I fancy - Well I did my strut back to Suva & I was quite satisfied - I know a little & am in a receptive state for more detailed knowledge - On my return – about 5 pm – I blew in on Father Fox – of the Marist ? mission at their manse - He was in & glad to see me & took me round their place - His library was good - One book – The works of St Thomas Aquinas dated 1604 -