Horticultural Freak
One of Nature's strange freaks was discovered to-day by Mr. J. K. Nasmith in a number of Tom Thumb lilies, a plant he has grown for many years. The tiny lily with its usual rich colouring in this instance was encased in -another larger perianth, forming a distinct double (lower with a single stamen. In all his years of experience with Tom Thumb lilies, Mr. Nasmith has never before discovered anything like this.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20114, 7 December 1939, Page 6
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75Horticultural Freak Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20114, 7 December 1939, Page 6
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