A is for Apple : a vegetarian alphabet

A DigitalNZ Story by Joan McCracken, Alexander Turnbull Library

vegetarian, vegetables, fruit, herbs

Image: Cole, Edward, fl 1930s :[New Zealand apples with Maori woman. 1930s?]

Cole, Edward, fl 1930s :[New Zealand apples with Maori woman. 1930s?]

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Image: For good eating and Feelin' Hungry? Hava... - (Te Ao Hou - No. 27 June 1959)

For good eating and Feelin' Hungry? Hava... - (Te Ao Hou - No. 27 June 1959)

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Image: Banana Palm, Fiji Gardens

Banana Palm, Fiji Gardens

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Image: Gatherers of wild bananas, Tahiti

Gatherers of wild bananas, Tahiti

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Image: Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd, Auckland :What to sow in the garden now. Yates Reliable Seeds. [1932].

Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd, Auckland :What to sow in the garden now. Yates Reliable Seeds. [1932].

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Image: F M Winstone (Seeds) Ltd :Collection of vegetable seeds. The twelve varieties 5/- post paid [1946]

F M Winstone (Seeds) Ltd :Collection of vegetable seeds. The twelve varieties 5/- post paid [1946]

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Image: Woman seated in front of a decorative screen

Woman seated in front of a decorative screen

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Image: [Eise, Ida Gertrude] 1894-1978 :Nasturtium. Drawn direct from nature. [1912]

[Eise, Ida Gertrude] 1894-1978 :Nasturtium. Drawn direct from nature. [1912]

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Image: Grace Porter, and her son Bobby preparing mushrooms at Manuka Point Station, Canterbury

Grace Porter, and her son Bobby preparing mushrooms at Manuka Point Station, Canterbury

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Image: Artist unknown :A mushroom for the Royal Society! Or a view of a fungus recently grown on their own BANKS... London, Published by L Sidebotham, March 1819.

Artist unknown :A mushroom for the Royal Society! Or a view of a fungus recently grown on their own BANKS... London, Published by L Sidebotham, Mar...

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Image: Pumpkins lying in a field after harvesting, Hawke's Bay District

Pumpkins lying in a field after harvesting, Hawke's Bay District

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Image: Albert Percy Godber's grandsons, Colin and Norman Hartwig, with marrows and pumpkins, Silverstream

Albert Percy Godber's grandsons, Colin and Norman Hartwig, with marrows and pumpkins, Silverstream

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Image: Women harvesting kumara

Women harvesting kumara

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Image: Maori man sorting kumara

Maori man sorting kumara

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Image: New Zealand. Department of Health :Vitamin C is essential to health! When oranges are scarce, use instead ... rose-hip syrup, black currant juice, lemon or grape-fruit juice, tomatoes or tree tomatoes, green vegetables. sturmer apples. Issued by the New Zealand Dept. of Health. Offset by Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd [1940s?]

New Zealand. Department of Health :Vitamin C is essential to health! When oranges are scarce, use instead ... rose-hip syrup, black currant juice, ...

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Newspaper

THE POTATO HAS A RIVAL AT LAST. (Ohinemuri Gazette, 17 June 1914)

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Image: Diphasiastrum digitatum

Diphasiastrum digitatum

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Eggplant

Eggplant

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Image: Carrots being processed for market, Pukekohe

Carrots being processed for market, Pukekohe

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Image: Te Aro Seed Company :Garden annual, 1934-35. [Front cover] Designed and printed by L T Watkins Limited, Wellington.

Te Aro Seed Company :Garden annual, 1934-35. [Front cover] Designed and printed by L T Watkins Limited, Wellington.

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Image: F. Cooper Limited :Sow Cooper's seeds, the seeds of success. Season 1941 [catalogue cover] / M[armaduke] Matthews. 1941.

F. Cooper Limited :Sow Cooper's seeds, the seeds of success. Season 1941 [catalogue cover] / M[armaduke] Matthews. 1941.

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Image: Approved lunch for Zoo feeding, Wellington Zoo, New Zealand

Approved lunch for Zoo feeding, Wellington Zoo, New Zealand

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Image: Fennel patch

Fennel patch

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Image: A plate containing feijoas - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

A plate containing feijoas - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

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Image: Grapes hanging from vines, Nelson

Grapes hanging from vines, Nelson

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Image: Grape vines in a glasshouse

Grape vines in a glasshouse

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Image: Thomas Horton Ltd :Thos. Horton Pahiatua. Pear, Williams' Bon Chretien; Beurre Diel dessert pear of the highest quality. McKee & Co., Wellington [ca 1904].

Thomas Horton Ltd :Thos. Horton Pahiatua. Pear, Williams' Bon Chretien; Beurre Diel dessert pear of the highest quality. McKee & Co., Wellington [c...

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Image: [Moran, Joseph Bruno], 1874?-1952 :Eat more fruit and keep fit. The fruits of perfect health. [1920s].

[Moran, Joseph Bruno], 1874?-1952 :Eat more fruit and keep fit. The fruits of perfect health. [1920s].

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Image: Patricia and Diane Mazuran picking grapes at Mazuran's Vineyards, Henderson, West Auckland

Patricia and Diane Mazuran picking grapes at Mazuran's Vineyards, Henderson, West Auckland

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Image: Thomson, Lewis & Company Ltd :Sold here - "Camroc" dry ginger ale. There is no substitute. Corrective for sea sickness; buy a carton of six bottles. Thomson, Lewis & Co. Ltd., Wellington, Petone & Wanganui [ca 1929-1933]

Thomson, Lewis & Company Ltd :Sold here - "Camroc" dry ginger ale. There is no substitute. Corrective for sea sickness; buy a carton of six bottles...

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Image: Хрен обыкновенный

Хрен обыкновенный

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Newspaper

HORSERADISH SAUCE. (Thames Star, 12 February 1919)

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Image: [Wright Stephenson & Company Ltd] :Gartons new breed of swede "Superlative"; "Grandmaster" swede; "Incomparable" swede; Gartons new breed of Chou Moellier [1924]

[Wright Stephenson & Company Ltd] :Gartons new breed of swede "Superlative"; "Grandmaster" swede; "Incomparable" swede; Gartons new breed of Chou M...

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Image: Artist unknown: Only fresh lemons make real lemonade [1920s?]

Artist unknown: Only fresh lemons make real lemonade [1920s?]

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Image: Phil Henderson sitting amongst hydroponically grown lettuces - Photograph taken by Ross Giblin

Phil Henderson sitting amongst hydroponically grown lettuces - Photograph taken by Ross Giblin

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Image: Gilbert J Mackay, seedsman, plant merchant and florist :Leeks. [1915].

Gilbert J Mackay, seedsman, plant merchant and florist :Leeks. [1915].

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Image: Maori group selling melons and peaches

Maori group selling melons and peaches

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Image: Pass, John, 1783?-1832 [engraver] :Genera of plants. No. 5. Botany. Plate XV. Pass sculp. London, J. Wilkes, Septbr 10th 1799.

Pass, John, 1783?-1832 [engraver] :Genera of plants. No. 5. Botany. Plate XV. Pass sculp. London, J. Wilkes, Septbr 10th 1799.

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Image: Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd, Auckland :Yates' nursery catalogue. [Cover. Apples]. 1926.

Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd, Auckland :Yates' nursery catalogue. [Cover. Apples]. 1926.

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Image: Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd, Auckland :Yates 1932 garden annual. [Vegetables. Cover]. 1932.

Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd, Auckland :Yates 1932 garden annual. [Vegetables. Cover]. 1932.

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Image: F M Winstone (Seeds) Ltd :Mammoth collection of peas; fresh peas from the garden have finer flavour. Pick peas from December to June ... by sowing these 3 outstanding varieties of green peas. Price 1/6 [1946]

F M Winstone (Seeds) Ltd :Mammoth collection of peas; fresh peas from the garden have finer flavour. Pick peas from December to June ... by sowing ...

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Image: J Wattie Canneries Ltd's garden peas float, during the Hastings Blossom Festival parade

J Wattie Canneries Ltd's garden peas float, during the Hastings Blossom Festival parade

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Image: [Moran, Joseph Bruno], 1874?-1952 :[Fruit. 1920-30s]

[Moran, Joseph Bruno], 1874?-1952 :[Fruit. 1920-30s]

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Image: Chinese family in a greengrocer's shop

Chinese family in a greengrocer's shop

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Image: D Hay & Son, Nurserymen :D. Hay & Son, introducers of Burbank, Satsuma, and other Japanese plums. Clyman plum. Montpellier Nursery near Parnell, Auckland, N. Z. [Catalogue back cover]. 1899.

D Hay & Son, Nurserymen :D. Hay & Son, introducers of Burbank, Satsuma, and other Japanese plums. Clyman plum. Montpellier Nursery near Parnell, Au...

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Image: Thomson & Company (Dunedin) :Thomson's "Purity" raspberry vinegar. [ca 1910]

Thomson & Company (Dunedin) :Thomson's "Purity" raspberry vinegar. [ca 1910]

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Image: [Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd?] :Goodness! that's tempting. Weet-bix [ca 1954?]

[Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd?] :Goodness! that's tempting. Weet-bix [ca 1954?]

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Image: Mr Bert Hines, civil and military tailor, watering beans and tomatoes in windowboxes

Mr Bert Hines, civil and military tailor, watering beans and tomatoes in windowboxes

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Image: Frank Sargeson in the garden of his Takapuna home, Auckland, with Christine Cole

Frank Sargeson in the garden of his Takapuna home, Auckland, with Christine Cole

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Image: Group of Maori men eating watermelon, location unidentified

Group of Maori men eating watermelon, location unidentified

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Image: Albert Percy Godber's grandsons, Colin and Norman Hartwig, with marrows and pumpkins, Silverstream

Albert Percy Godber's grandsons, Colin and Norman Hartwig, with marrows and pumpkins, Silverstream

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Image: TO PRESERVE QUINCES. (Otago Witness, 31 May 1900)

TO PRESERVE QUINCES. (Otago Witness, 31 May 1900)

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