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The Totaranui Herb Garden was opened in early 1981 to give visitors an idea about what pioneer gardens might have looked like. This booklet includes a list of some of the native and introduced fauna found in the area that could be foraged for medicinal and household purposes, pioneer recipes and map to the garden's layout.

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Multi-Page Document
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2017Pa_A175-57_013770
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Totaranui Herb Garden, Manawatū Museum
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1981

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rangitāne,
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te ao māori,
te manawa house,
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early settlers,
flax,
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herbs,
homeopathic medicine,
kahikatea,
kawakawa,
kowhai,
manawatu herb society,
manawatu museum society inc.,
manuka,
native trees,
pioneers,
plants,
rangiora,
rangitane,
remedies,
tarata,
titoki,
totara,
totaranui,

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