—^— —— — — — — — — — — French gardeners are devoting their energies to raißing " new flowers '* and the acclimatisation of euoh as have never before ! been cultivated in France. Among the latter iB a flower from Central America (as yet unnamed in France) which changes ita colour three times a day. It is white in the morning, gets pink at noon, and turns a lovely blue when the sun is setting. The gross total wealth of the world is estimated at 60,000,000,000 pounds sterling. The United States of America heads the list of nations with an aggregate ' wealth of about 12,000,000,0C0 pounds sterling, the United Kingdom comes next with about 10,000,000,000, and France ranks third with 8,000,000,000.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4572, 17 February 1893, Page 3
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111Untitled Star (Christchurch), Issue 4572, 17 February 1893, Page 3
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