Etienne Raoul and Canterbury Botany 1840-1996.

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Etienne Raoul and Canterbury Botany 1840-1996.Colin J. Burrows, editor. A collection of interesting papers given at a symposium held in Christchurch during November 1996 to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Choix de plantes de la Nouvelle Zelande by French naval doctor Etienne Raoul who was stationed at Akaroa, Banks Peninsular in 1840 43. He made many observations of New Zealand plants and collected herbarium specimens, some of which are illustrated in the publication. His

Norman Stanley Thawley

based in Southland

energy and enthusiasm for the formal garden

There are 170 colour plates of paintings of herbs by New Zealand artist Elaine Power

Alice de Rothschild for example

The story of the once bustling West Coast town at the side of the Buller River of which no built evidence remains

ISBN 9780881923353

Anna Pavord

Half of the volume is given over to an A-Z encyclopaedia of perennial plants and 131 fine colour plates compliment the informative text

Ghillean T

are described and illustrated here

organised by genera