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Robert Fortune introduced 190 species of Chinese plants to Britain and the West.
This article gives a brief background to some of the plants originally from China, that can be seen in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.
2 pages of print in columns. The first page has three pictures of plants on the lefthand side with a floral background. The second page has a floral backround on the righthand side.
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Sections, elevations and floor plan for pavilion
Photocopy
plan, drawings, statuary pavilion
Sections, elevations and floor plan for pavilion
Photocopy
plan, drawings, statuary pavilion
Historic
Survey map on paper
survey map, city of ballaarat, ballarat botanical gardens
Historic
Survey map on paper
survey map, city of ballaarat, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour photocopy showing some tears in original
lake wendouree, ballarat city council
Photocopy on paper
map, lake wendouree, ballarat city council
Photocopy of pencil design on paper
petersen bequest, garden drinking fountain, sturt street ballarat
History of Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Technical drawing
White paper; photocopy showing black line drawings of planned Fernery; Ballarat Botanical Gardens 1925
L.H. Finch. Assoc. M. Inst. C. E. City Engineer 1 July, 1925
fernery, architectural drawing
Black and white photograph
ballarat botanical gardens, wendouree parade, circa early 1900s
black and white photograph
ballarat botanical gardens, landscaping, flower beds
Colour photograph
south pergola, arch, ballarat botanical gardens, landscaping
Colour photograph
ballarat botanical gardens, cuthbert house conservatory, flower beds
two black and white photographs
ballarat botanical gardens, 1925-26, full-length outdoor portraits
Photograph of blueprint
ballarat botanical gardens, plans, pergola
Black and white photograph of drawings
ballarat botanical gardens, entrance drawings
Colour photograph of a plan
plan, gardens pavilion, ballaarat circa 1890
Black and white photograph of plan
plans, ballaarat botanical gardens pavilion, circa 1890
colour photograph of plan
pavilion plan, ballaarat botanical gardens, circa 1890
Colour photograph
robert clark conservatory, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour photograph
robert clark conservatory, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour photograph
morey gates, edward morey, ballarat botanical gardens, snow
colour photograph
mcdonald gates, john young mcdonald, ballarat botanical gardens, snow
Black and white photograph
garden gates, john young mcdonald, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour photograph
john young mcdonald, garden gates, ballarat botanical gardens, winter
Colour photograph
garden gates, john young mcdonald, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour photograph
begonia display, keel house, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour Photograph
morey gates, ballarat botanical gardens, clegg & morrow, entrance gate design
Colour photograph
morey gates, ballarat botanical gardens, cuthbert house, floral and landscape gardening
Two colour photographs
ballarat botanical gardens precinct, entrance pillars, ballarat north gardens reserve
Colour photograph
fairyland, ballarat botanical gardens, lake wendouree, drought 2000s
Victorian Collections acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
