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Takahe. Bird of Dreams.Alison Ballance. The interesting story of the rediscovery and then recovery of a bird thought to be extinct. Dr Geoffrey Orbell made the remarkable find of a small population in a remote valley in the Murcheson Mountains of Fiordland in 1948. Since then the challenging recovery programme has brought the population up to 500 birds. Potton & Burton, Nelson, 2023. ISBN 9781988550473 Hardback with dust jacket. AS NEW condition.

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A comprehensive practical guide to growing these popular garden plants with descriptions of the species and cultivars suitable for gardens

The second part of the book describes British aesthetic reactions to the people and landscape of Australia and the emergence of colonial art following the settlement at Port Jackson in 1788

During each of these extensive voyages visits were made to New Zealand and botanical and natural history specimens were collected

It gives details of the plants you need to maintain succession through the seasons

ISBN 9780715399736

Local gardens and plants receive their due coverage

The influence of Victorian gardens is still with us and this book gives a history of how this happened

First published in 1951

the author’s father

published in 1947

animals and birds then unknown to European science and he was made a member of the French Academy of Sciences for his contributions to natural history

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