A young Onehunga gardener has at present a very raro native plant in bloom. .It is Coxella Dieffenbachii, a herb belonging to the carrot family. It grows only on the Chatham Islands, 500 miles due east from Lyttelton Even on this remote outpost of the Dominion the plant is exceedingly rare, being .found on but a few cliffs. The plant grows to a height of 3 ft., and produces fern-like much-divided leaves. The plants are unisexual, that is separate plants. The specimens at Onehunga. were, sent to th nthusiast by a Chatham Islands resident who is an observer of the flora there.
Strange traits run in families. One instance is known in Kumania, where one family trace their descent back rnore than 2000 years-through the constant occurrence of .a sixth, finger onthe LancLj
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 292, 10 December 1936, Page 8
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