LITTLE BLUE FLOWERS
A lovely little blue flower will soon be found growing in Scottish gardens, a gift from China. lor years Scottish gardeners have tried in vain to raise it from seeds brought all the way from Yunnan. But it was always found that the seeds perished during the long journey by land and sea. Recently seeds of tnis blue primrose were flown by air. 1 hey were packed in a vacuum flask, ami after their long journey proved to be full of vitality, some of them growing finely in Major Wood's rock-garden at Rosslyn Castle.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23381, 24 June 1939, Page 9 (Supplement)
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97LITTLE BLUE FLOWERS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23381, 24 June 1939, Page 9 (Supplement)
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