OUR FLOWER GAME.
(No. 24.) The blackberry, the second member of the rose" family', is a native of Kurope. It is not the weed in its native home that it is in Australia and New Zealand, where it was introduced by colonists. Within the last hundred years it has spread all over New Zca-
laud and is a serious post in the farm lands. It lias also invaded the native bush areas. Birds are chiefly responsible for the distribution of the seeds. Its lush berries are popular for making jam or jelly. These fruits differ from those of the wild rose, which bears hips and are called compound drupes. Taint the flower a pale pink or greenish white, the stalks reddish and the leaves very dark green.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 260, 2 November 1935, Page 3 (Supplement)
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127OUR FLOWER GAME. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 260, 2 November 1935, Page 3 (Supplement)
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