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Native orchids in the Wild Part of Wittunga farm [B 70984/14] • Photograph

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Summary

The uncleared scrub to the south of the garden is known as the Wild Part. It is a woodland of eucalypts, sheoaks and golden wattles with a rich variety of understorey species including these colourful native orchids Glossodia major. There are many native grasses, sedges and lilies including tussocks of Lomandra species.

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 7.3 cm x 9.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1910

Collection

Part of Ashby Family Collection

Catalogue record

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General notes

An image from a collection of photographs and slides used to illustrate talks given by Enid Robertson: an address entitled 'Wittunga Garden - From a Family Point of View' given to the Historical Society of South Australia, 1996; and a second address entitled 'The Ashby Family' given to the Coromandel Valley National Trust, 2006. The individual images can be viewed by doing a number search on B 70984; this image relates to talks on 5 July 1996 (OH 363) and 1 February 2006 (OH 787) by Enid L. Robertson.

Digitisation information

Date

05/12/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,167 x 2,369 pixels (7.5 MP)

Size

22.54 MB

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