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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20607, 22 December 1936, Page 16

Pride in its native flowers is felt by the residents of Western Australia, and tourists visiting the country are provided with a leaflet titled, “A Welcome from the Flowers.” This says: “Our State is not only the largest in the Commonwealth—but it has a wealth of native flora unequalled in any other part of the world. The progress of our cities has meant the devastating of acres of these beautiful wild flowers, and careless picking and rough handling have had their pars in denuding the bush of its loveliness. We invite you, therefore, while visiting our State, to enjoy the flowers and to encourage the Little Citizens’ League in its efforts to create a public conscience in this matter by keeping this simple promise. ‘I will earnestly try to protect trees, shrubs, plants, and flowers at all times and in all places.’ Will you help us keep our bush lands beautiful?”