SEARCH FOR FLOWERS.
GOOD WORK IN BURMA, Absent from .civilisation for 14 months, travelling paths never previously, trodden by white inan, Mr Kingdom Ward, naturalist, accompanied by the Earl of Cranbrook, recently returned from Upper Burma, and is now, sailing homeward, . The expedition left London in October, 1930, in search of-rare flora and farina. In the Alps they suffered terrible hardships. They were entirely alone, as. their coolies refused to accompany thorn into tho unknown. There were no big game, and they lived on mice and squirrels. Nevertheless, the expedition was a great success. The country proved to be a naturalist's paradise, with the meadows ablaze with rare Alpine flowers of every colour. Apart from ah extraordinary collection of rare flowers and shrubs, 1 the expedition returned with specimens of small mammals, new to the' naturalist.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 50, 29 January 1932, Page 7
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136SEARCH FOR FLOWERS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 50, 29 January 1932, Page 7
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