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Abstract
Cockayne's early contributions to botany and especially to horticulture are reviewed; his contributions to the latter culminated in his election as President of the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture in 1924. Aspects of Cockayne's teaching career in Otago, impetus for his resolve to study New Zealand plants, and initial interest in and attitude to hortlculture are discussed mainly from evidence in the published record. Cockayne. maintained an extensive correspondence with colleagues overseas and examples are cited. His link with the Christchurch Beautifying Association as Secretary from 1897 gave rein to his practical views on horticulture. Examples are given of Cockayne's interest in applied botany and horticulture, including his advocacy of plant breeding and experimental research stations. The conference of fruitgrowers and horticulturists in Dunedin in 1901, which Cockayne attended, was a milestone in the development of horticulture in New Zealand; some of his contributions to the conference are noted.