In these days, when the wholesale destruction of native bush associated with the pioneering period has hadly ceased, and a proper ippreciation of New Zealand flora is limited, it is refershing to discover that an Invercargill property-owner is sufficiently an exception to make a pecuniary sacrifice in this respect (says the “Southland Times ,, ) < Growing in the section where he was erecting a house was a fine cabbage tree in such a position that it either had to be removed to permit of the erection of the building or unusual steps taken for its preservation. The propertyowner rose to the occasion and built the house in the form of a “U,” the two wings enclosing the plot in which the cabbage tree will probably long flourish as a tangible tribute to his appreciation of beauty.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 25 November 1927, Page 6
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134Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 25 November 1927, Page 6
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