Origins Of Briar
It is probable that the early missionaries brought briar to New Zealand, as Charles Darwin. in 1835, observed it in gardens at Paihia, Bay of Islands, a missionary settlement. says the latest issue of “Review." the Journal of the Tussock Grasslands and Mountain Lands Institute, in a comprehensive review of the sweet briar problem. A Christchurch nurseryman advertised it for sale in 1861. and as early as 1865 plants were introduced into the Mackenzie to "improve the appearance of the lonely station homesteads” In the Noxious Weeds Act of 1900 it was classified along with Californian thistle and blackberry as a noxious weed everywhere in New Zealand.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29916, 1 September 1962, Page 6
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