DAFFODIL GROWER.
SIR ALGERNON THOMAS. For many years now, Sir Algernon Thomas has had the distinction of being among the select band of daffodil growers who can coax their plants to bloom before the approach of spring. This year Sir Algernon, who celebrated his eightieth birthday to-day, has had unusually happy results in his Jgarden in Mountain Road, Epsom, Six of his plants are in bloom, two of which came out on Sunday and the others during this week. Last year Sir Algernon must have created a record for New Zealand in producing daffodils of this particular : Variety grown from his own seedlings, en. May 29..
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1937, Page 8
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106DAFFODIL GROWER. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1937, Page 8
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