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From: JenniferBantow <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Geelong Nurserymen etc
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 22:15:10 +1000
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Dear Pam

The following for the nursery pages.

Jennifer

From 'The Early Days of Highton and Belmont' published by the Geelong
Historical Society 1982, p18:

'Behind these hedges was situated the Lansdowne Nursery. Mr William
Evan Lewis, who came out in the Larpent in 1849, from Cheltenham in
Gloucestershire, acquired this land. In the Old Country, Mr Lewis had
a large nursery at Cheltenham, which he called the Lansdowne Nursery
after the Marquis of Lansdowne, the chief nobleman in that part. Mr
Lewis gave sufficient land to the Government to make a road, and that
is why the Barrabool Hills Road is in this part. Mr Lewis's
grand-daughter, Miss Galbraith, resides at Clovelly in McKillop
Street. The nursery extended right up to Roslin (sic) Road. Mr Lewis
sold out to Mr J P Foster.'

From the same booklet, p37 (there's a lovely drawing of Thomas
Adcock's residence on p38):

'We have now reached Mr T Adcock's Kardinia Nursery. I do not know in
what year it was established; but in a directory of 1854 it states in
an advertisement for the garden that every plant was guaranteed true
to name and of the best quality. As there was no public clock in the
township, the Highton people regulated their timepieces by the bell
at Kardinia. Mr Adcock's brother, Mr Edward Adcock, was also
interested in the nursery. Mr Stinton, senior, of our Claremont
nursery, was an apprentice here. As Geelong had no water supply at
the time, the water for the garden had to be carted from the pump
already referred to. The Messrs. Adcock took an active part in church
work and were splendid types of early settlers. Bacon says that the
garden is the purest of all human pleasures, and truly none other of
the means of enjoyment and recreation devised by man possesses its
alluring and innocent charm.'

A small selection from Thomas Adcock's Kardinia nursery Highton 1857
catalogue, these plants were listed with particular sub species
alongside:

Alstromeria, Anemone, Aquilegia, Begonia, Buddleia, Campanula,
Chrysanthemum, Clematis, Crocus, Cuphea, Daphne, Dianthus,
Escallonia, Fuchsia, Geranium (Prince of Orange, Matilda, Albert's
Pride), Gladioli, Hebe, Heliotrope, Hoya, Hyacithus, Hydrangea, Ilex,
Iris, Jasmine, Kennedia, Laburnum, Lampranthus, Lilium, Magnolia,
Mimulus, Narcissus, Oleander, Pelargonium, Pittosporum, Ranunculus,
Rhododendron, Salvia, Sempervivum, Syringa, Taxua, Tropaeolum Tulipa,
Ulmus, Vallota, Verbena, Viola, Watsonia.

A small selection 16 years later, from Charles Wyatt's Frogmore
nursery at Fyansford 1873 catalogue, these plants also had sub
species listed. (I'm told there's a Frogmore catalogue at the GHRC):

Abelia, Agapanthus, Anemone, Aquilegia, Begonia, Buxus sempervirens,
Camellia, Cyclamen, Dahlia, Dracaena, Erica, Gardenia, Gingko biloba,
Hakea, Hibiscus, Lantana, Phlox, Prunus, Protea, Rosa (Souvenir des
Montreaux: Wyatt is the only nurseryman listed to sell this specific
rose), Sagina, Veronica, Wisteria, Yucca.




>Hi Jennifer,
>If you would care to list some of the more unusual plants etc that are
>perhaps mentioned, or anything you feel may be of use. I don't want people
>harassing you for a copy of it etc!!!! Thanks for whatever you feel may be
>of interest. Pam
>----------
> > From: JenniferBantow <>
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Geelong Nurserymen etc
> > Date: Monday, 2 October 2000 16:55
> >
> > >Pam
> >
> > We have a Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens publication at Barwon
> > Grange which lists early nursery catalogues integrated according to
> > plant names. It includes the 1857 catalogue from Thomas Adcock's
> > Kardinia nursery at Highton and the 1873 catalogue from Charles
> > Wyatt's Frogmore nursery at Fyansford. Any use?
> >
> > Jennifer
> >
> > >Next year sees the 150th birthday of the Geelong Botanical Gardens. The
> > >City of Greater Geelong has released a master plan of a huge upgrade of
>the
> > >entire Eastern Park area. The first curator was Daniel BUNCE, followed
>by
> > >John RADDENBURY. I am keen to have any information relating to these men
> > >and in fact any Geelong ancestors who may have been involved in the
>nursery
> > >business, seedsmen etc. Names that I have come across are: Thomas
>ADCOCK;
> > >William CLARKSON; A REID; I shall post more names to the list as I come
> > >across them, but would love any information that researchers have for
> > >publishing in the GFHG magazine.Thanks, Pam Jennings
> > >
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