Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 204
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nomenclature - They see nothing in the beauty of tree or flower or leaf – Colored leaves, beauty of outline, strength of growth – peculiarities of structural form the wonder of growth & reproduction they pass over as things not worth knowing things to be laughed & scoffed at - Their side of nature – physics, mechanics is a wonderful side & the biologist recognizes it instantly & is more than ready to admire & to listen & to ask intelligent questions but the opposite is very rare - Nature – building from the inside & quickened by the force – life – surely merits as much respect & reverence from all of us as the physical side of life -
Well – we left these beautiful forms & adjourned to the Pacific & had a whisky & soda – men agree on drink at all events - We then walked down Albyzia avenue with its superb trees – said goodbye to them & their