Anenome to Zinnia

A DigitalNZ Story by Joan McCracken, Alexander Turnbull Library

Alphabetical flowers - from the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: New Zealand

New Zealand

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Image: F M Winstone (Seeds) Ltd: Super collection, giant dahlia flowered zinnias. 6 named varieties for 2/6. Colours as illustrated [1946]

F M Winstone (Seeds) Ltd: Super collection, giant dahlia flowered zinnias. 6 named varieties for 2/6. Colours as illustrated [1946]

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Image: New Zealand Railways Studios :Mt Cook for summer joys. Low combined rail & motor fares. G.H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington. 5000/L10301/35.

New Zealand Railways Studios :Mt Cook for summer joys. Low combined rail & motor fares. G.H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington. 5000/L10301/35.

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Image: Freesias

Freesias

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Image: Postcard. Hands across the sea. Where'er I roam, Whatever realms to see, my heart untravelled fondly turns to thee. Wildt & Kray, London, E.C. Series 1681. Printed in Saxony [ca 1909]

Postcard. Hands across the sea. Where'er I roam, Whatever realms to see, my heart untravelled fondly turns to thee. Wildt & Kray, London, E.C. Seri...

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Image: Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd, Auckland :Yates' 1929 autumn reminder. Susiana or Mourning iris. [Auckland, Arthur Yates & Co.], 1929.

Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd, Auckland :Yates' 1929 autumn reminder. Susiana or Mourning iris. [Auckland, Arthur Yates & Co.], 1929.

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Image: Featon, Sarah Anne, 1848-1927 :Yellow kowhai. Sophora tetraptera. Bock and Cousins Chromo-Litho. [Wellington, 1889]

Featon, Sarah Anne, 1848-1927 :Yellow kowhai. Sophora tetraptera. Bock and Cousins Chromo-Litho. [Wellington, 1889]

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Image: Thomas Horton Ltd :Thos. Horton Pahiatua. Golden rayed lily of Japan. C M Banks Ltd, Wellington [ca 1905].

Thomas Horton Ltd :Thos. Horton Pahiatua. Golden rayed lily of Japan. C M Banks Ltd, Wellington [ca 1905].

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Image: Young women grouped on a veranda

Young women grouped on a veranda

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Image: Orchid flower

Orchid flower

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Image: Poppy

Poppy

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Image: Best wishes. To greet you for a right happy Christmas. [Card, closed. 1900-1910?]

Best wishes. To greet you for a right happy Christmas. [Card, closed. 1900-1910?]

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Image: Oldest oak tree, Waimate

Oldest oak tree, Waimate

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Image: Ginger kitten sitting on wooden fence with roses, location unknown

Ginger kitten sitting on wooden fence with roses, location unknown

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Image: Exterior view of a house called `Merchiston' near Rata, Rangitikei

Exterior view of a house called `Merchiston' near Rata, Rangitikei

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Image: Dutch people looking at tulips in the Wellington Botanic Garden

Dutch people looking at tulips in the Wellington Botanic Garden

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Image: Shots of Gorse plant

Shots of Gorse plant

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Image: For Auld Lang Syne; greeting and best wishes for a happy Christmas [Christmas card from Pollie to Jack. 1890s]

For Auld Lang Syne; greeting and best wishes for a happy Christmas [Christmas card from Pollie to Jack. 1890s]

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Image: Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd, Auckland :Yates' reliable seeds; blue flowers make brighter gardens. [Delphiniums, viola, scabiosa, didiscus]. Page [71. 1931].

Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd, Auckland :Yates' reliable seeds; blue flowers make brighter gardens. [Delphiniums, viola, scabiosa, didiscus]. Page [71. 19...

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Image: Group of unidentified women and man, standing on a wooden verandah with a wisteria vine in foreground, location unidentified

Group of unidentified women and man, standing on a wooden verandah with a wisteria vine in foreground, location unidentified

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Image: House in Carlyle Street, Napier, with a flowering yucca in the foreground

House in Carlyle Street, Napier, with a flowering yucca in the foreground

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Image: Maker unknown :[Chinese textile relating to Chee Kung Tong (Chinese Masonic Society)]. Chinese Masonic. [Masonic symbol with peacock and flowers. Late 19th or early 20th century].

Maker unknown :[Chinese textile relating to Chee Kung Tong (Chinese Masonic Society)]. Chinese Masonic. [Masonic symbol with peacock and flowers. L...

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Image: Harris, Emily Cumming 1837?-1925 :[Herbs from] Mt Egmont. [1895?]

Harris, Emily Cumming 1837?-1925 :[Herbs from] Mt Egmont. [1895?]

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

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

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Image: Brenkley, Hanna Eliza Jane, 1882-1972 :Geranium. [1960-1961].

Brenkley, Hanna Eliza Jane, 1882-1972 :Geranium. [1960-1961].

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Image: Abbot, John, 1751-1840 :Large yellow spotted black swallow-tailed butterfly. [Between 1816 and 1818]

Abbot, John, 1751-1840 :Large yellow spotted black swallow-tailed butterfly. [Between 1816 and 1818]

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Image: Brenkley, Hanna Eliza Jane, 1882-1972 :Field poppies. [1960-1961].

Brenkley, Hanna Eliza Jane, 1882-1972 :Field poppies. [1960-1961].

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Image: Baker, William George, 1864-1929 :[Roses and moonlight. 1920-1925]

Baker, William George, 1864-1929 :[Roses and moonlight. 1920-1925]

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Image: Goodchild, Emily :Wellington Harbour from Kelburn, painted about 1911.

Goodchild, Emily :Wellington Harbour from Kelburn, painted about 1911.

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