NATIONAL GARDENS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 263, 27 January 1928, Page 8

NATIONAL GARDENS

AUCKLAND AND DUNEDM Press Association. WELLINGTON. Thureiay. A national botanic garden for Sn Zealand was favoured by Dr. A. ¥ Hill, director of Kew Gardena, ia i speech before the New Zealand tab tute to-dav. Tho ■natter was raised by Hr. 1 Thomson, who said he hoped the » tablishment of such a garden vodi follow Dr. Hill’s visit to the Domiata The word “national” raised seat t the difficulties and leaiousies of tk* position, said Dr. Hill. The poiitia was indeed somewhat similar to tha in South Africa, where rival gartai had been established by two dtit while a third place had a better be barium than either. It had strati him that a Southern garden might b made in Dunedin, and a Northern pi den in Auckland, for in Dunedin thing could be grown that would be taps sibie in Auckland, and vice rsa There might be a scientific head * the whole and two first-clasa canton one in each city. Whether these two garden* xotb meet the situation he did not taff* for he had not yet been in Chris, church and did not know the poettfci. but Wellington was fortunate in * possession of the Otari Reserve. T* flora of the Dominion was remarksik and the country was fortunate in is ting a public which was becosa:iii really interested in native plants. Already there was on foot an As 4 land movement to establish a botaik garden, said Professor F. P. Wore* He did not think they aspired to if ing the finance provided by the Otis' try, however.