VISITORS’ GUIDE TO CHRISTCHURCH

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24914, 29 June 1946, Page 6

VISITORS’ GUIDE TO CHRISTCHURCH

BOTANIC GARDENS. Rolleston avenueThe gallery of Cuningham House Contains cyclamen, calanthes, cypripediums. Lorraine begonias, and ornamental leaved tropical plants in wide variety. On the ground floor, in addition to tropica) plants growing under natural conditions, are poinsettias, hippeastrumfi. the bird of paradise flower. In Townend House, cacti and succulents are features together with primula obconica. the blue coleus thrysoldes, and arum lilies. Throughout the Botanic Gardens there is a pleasing winter appearance, many ornamental shrubs being heav-. lly covered in berries, while the form and outline of specimen trees and coloured bark is very attractive. The flowers include a specimen' °f firunus subhirtilla, which is In flower mmediately east of the rose garde®. Many camellias are showing colour, and also the fragrant allspice plant, chimonanthes fragrans. CANTERBURY MUSEUM. Rolleston avenue: visiting hours are Sunday. Monday, Tuesday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Wednesday. Thursday, Friday. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. SUMMIT ROAD, from Gebbie’s Pass to Evans Pass, through Kennedy s Bush, panoramic view of Canterbury Plains. PUBLIC LIBRARY: reading room open 9 a.m. to 9 D.m.; Sundays, 2 to 5 p.m.: 7 to 9 p.m Reference Library: open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays. 2 to 5 p m. 7 to 9 p.m. PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS: this fine building in Gothic style was designed in 1865 by Mountfort, and Is treasured as a memorial to the founders of the province COUNTRY LIBRARY SERVICE Second floor of the Christchurch Prew Company’• bulldinc. Cathedral square: the service is primarily for country persons, including children, and is onen from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday Current displays ari arranged, •nd there is an information section •nd reading room The lending vice is available to city resident* through the inter-library loan scheme: