An Australian Seed
A particular story of a seed has pleased ine greatly. went last week to a charming flower and vegetable show iri the Kew Gardens district. Most of the exhibits came frpni little gardens and allotments among the streets ; but were none the less excellent on that account. Among special plants exhibited was a rare and beautiful hibiscus, quite new to most of 'us. The story of it is this : a small box, of no more value than an empty match box, was left in an omnibus. It contained only sonic common Australian stamps, but the finder noticed at the bottom two small black objects which he took to be seals.. These he sowed and carefully tended. One only germinated ; and from it grew this rare and desirable Austra- lian hibiscus. Another new plant, which will be on the market for the first time next year, was shown, though not in com- petition. It was a bowl of an Asiatic chrysanthemum, light pink in colour, single with very light green foliage. It sug- gests rather a very delicate pyrethrum or aster.
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