- The Governor General of Canada
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The Butchart Gardens Limited
Victoria, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Badge
November 21, 1994
Vol. II, p. 376
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess escartelé grady of five Or and Bleu-Celeste in chief a rose Gules seeded Or between two Tibetan blue poppies (Meconopsis baileyi) proper their stems conjoined in base slipped and leaved Vert;
Crest
Rising from a grassy mound an arbutus tree (arbutus menziesii) leaved and fructed Proper;
Supporters
On an escarpment of earth grassed and planted with perennials in flower Proper two boars sejeant guardant Or gorged with a ribbon Bleu-Celeste;
Motto
BENVENUTO. This Italian word means "Welcome".
Badge
A rose Or charged with a Tibetan blue poppy proper;
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on April 22, 1995, in Volume 129, page 1190 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Cultural Organization