OMEN OF A GOOD SUMMER.—Which of these two trees in Albert Park, a yellow kowhai (on the left) and a silver birch, blooms first is regarded as an indication of the summer weather. If the kowhai comes into flower first (which it has done this year), a dry season is said to be before us.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 223, 16 August 1930, Page 4
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55OMEN OF A GOOD SUMMER.—Which of these two trees in Albert Park, a yellow kowhai (on the left) and a silver birch, blooms first is regarded as an indication of the summer weather. If the kowhai comes into flower first (which it has done this year), a dry season is said to be before us. Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 223, 16 August 1930, Page 4
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