Flora and Fauna of Norfolk Island
"The most beautiful shrubs bear-; ing a variegated leaf grow here in abundance," writes a member of the New Zealand W.A.A.F.'s serving in Norfolk Island ) to a Hastings, friend. "The islanders call them 'match-me-if-you-can ' and truly no two leaves are alike," she states. "They are just like camouflaged cars- — all splashes of colour, ranging from cream through the reds, to choco- , late brown."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 8, 15 September 1944, Page 4
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69Flora and Fauna of Norfolk Island Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 8, 15 September 1944, Page 4
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