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Succulents on one of the Maluka Beds in the garden of Wittunga farm [B 70984/30] • Photograph

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Summary

In the foreground is Edwin Ashby's collection of the genus Stapelia growing in one of the Maluka Beds. Edwin Ashby became especially interested in Stapelias, succulents from South Africa. Most Stapelia flowers have a putrid scent which has earned them their common name of carrion flowers.

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 10.5 cm x 6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1930

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 talk on 5 July 1996 (OH 363) by Enid L. Robertson.

Digitisation information

Date

08/12/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,139 x 3,594 pixels (7.7 MP)

Size

23.09 MB

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