#Libraries are wonderful. Found this great book today at #Naalehu Public Library on my 1st visit there. Having so much joy reading it. A fresh-eyed view of our islands in 1825 from a visitor who was a gardener-botanist in employ of @The_RHS.
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His 1st chance to finally explore the “woods” above ‘Hana-rura’ he encounters 2-3 tall growing Lobelias w/“splendid clusters of flowers” & 3 kinds of Metrosideros w/“rich bunches of scarlet flowers, having about them a number of red birds sucking the honey from their blossoms.”