ORNAMENTAL PLANTS.
NEW ZEALAND VARIETIES, .ADDRESS BY MR. B. C. ASTON. (' -- • : , ■ f A lecture on " The Ornaments! Value |of New Zealand . Herbs, Shrubs and Trees,'.' was 'given in the University •College on Saturday oveniog by Mr. B. 'C. Aston, chief chemist,to the Agricultural Pepartment. Mr. J. W. Poynton, :S.M., presided. ' ! There were three groups of such .plants, Mr., said. First, those .which attracted the eye bjr their colour; jsecpnd, those which .appealed, to the. sense of ; smell., and, third, those which atthe eye by their perfectr forriiiation.' There was also a. fburth" class — ■ without, scent., colour or form. He could jonly say that they must he 1 grown for "/ove, and one could'not "reason about love. (Laughter; ) l " - ' ■■■ •■ ' • : • ; - i While ■ its herbs, trees And shrubs had very, little colour) although there w®s: an abundance of scent', New, Zealand's,.floijfl. fConiM'sld with aiiV ; tlie ,: world.'" ■'* ! ' Well over.u hundred lantern slides were used.- by.-Mri Aston Jo . illustrate■ his do,tailed, description of ornamental plantti. Ho asWed his hearers'that most of the plants could be -easily' crown, but he, emphasised the necessity. for natural conditionfk He deprecated the. hideously (geometrical lay-out of some ornamental gardens, which ware neith®r'beautiful nor' natural. ■ " • '■ •' '• ■ •
Many questions were answered and a vote of thanks was .passed, t . The lecture was given under the auspices of the Workers' Educational Association and the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19260830.2.130
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19419, 30 August 1926, Page 12
Word Count
226ORNAMENTAL PLANTS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19419, 30 August 1926, Page 12
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.