A comparatively rare shrub, the pink ton-tree, is in bloom in the back country near Helensville (says the Auckland < Herald ’). The petals of the flower are white with patches of vivid pink at the centre. This plant is quite distinct from the red variety, in which there is no white in the petals.
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Evening Star, Issue 23683, 17 September 1940, Page 8
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53Untitled Evening Star, Issue 23683, 17 September 1940, Page 8
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