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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Pickup, William
Pickup, William , Nurseryman, Hawksbury, Waikouaiti. Mr. Pickup was born in Lancashire in 1836, and came out to Port Chalmers in the ship “Strathspey.” For some time he engaged in prospecting in the Blueskin Ranges, and up the Shag Valley, eventually settling in Waikouaiti. Mr. Pickup has two gardens and several glass houses, one of which is fitted with heating apparatus. He makes a specialty of apple-growing, his varieties including “Newtown Wonder,” “Beauty of Bath,” “Clark's Seedling,” “Thorle Pippin,” “Crisp's Russet,” and “Albany Seedling.” In plums, he has the “Splendor Prune,” “Silver Prune,” “Bulgarian Prune,” “Tragedy Prune,” “Golden Prune,” “Clyman Plum,” “Monarch,” and “Grand Duke” varieties. He also cultivates flowers in great variety. Mr. Pickup's residence is situated in Kildare Street. He is married, and has one son and two daughters.
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Mr. W. Pickup.