DACTYLANTHUS TAYLORI.
I (To the Editor.) ) x Sir, —There appeared in your Saturday’s supplement, under Garden Notes, by “Nikau,” a reference to a “weird parasite,” in which “Nikau” ’ states: “The flower-buds are pushed [ through the soil, then bloom and ' form seeds.” This is hardly correct, | since the parasite when formed is ' already above the soil. The flowers, which for a period have a delightful 1 perfume, are found upon the wartlike growth and send out flower- ; stalks from the huge cancer-like para- ’ site, and are in no way “pushed • through the soil.” Should “Nikau” ever visit Taupo I shall be delighted to show him the plants in situ to illustrate what I mean. “Nikau’s” garden notes, are always so welcome that I feel sure he will not object.to my note in reference to this, as he rightly calls it, “weird parasite.”— I am, etc., W. H. HILL. Taupo, June 29, 1933.
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Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 18987, 3 July 1933, Page 9
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