Massey College Has Rare Flowers
Massey College has a rare variety of rhododendrons in bloom, including rare varieties imported from England. As there are over 1000 varieties of this plant and it is not native to Britain this indicates how we take for granted our horticultural plants these days. The rhododendron came originally from the Himalayas or North America. But we may be forgiven for forgetting it. The truth is that the garden is full of aliens. The luburnum, lilac and hollyhock came from Europe. China and the U.S.A. The Andes gave us begonias, calcceolarias, petunias and the monkey puzzle tree. It is a puzzle why this tree became so popular. * South Africa contributed the gladiolus and the arum lily. Daffodils came from Asia Minor as well as pinks. Tulips came from Asia. Mexico produced the dahlia and cosmos. The chrysanthemum came from Japan. Fortunately this all happened in those days when it was possible to send things around the world without licences, forms and explanations. Today it is not even possible to send a potato to Australia without an awful fuss and bother. #
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 16, Issue 15, 3 November 1950, Page 5
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184Massey College Has Rare Flowers Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 16, Issue 15, 3 November 1950, Page 5
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