Show drw mondays flauy dept 20 peculiar plant the has the following to ay in regard lo 10 an alleged peculiar ilant mr aaonzo llyde of tay or at black aock on saturday rought in a really remarkable thing n the vicinity ot a spring a short distance from the lake chore he diss covered a number of sunflower plant on the blocks of which were growing what appears at first to be parasitical plants very diminutive and nil in blossom the flowers biow in clusters out of the joint of the helianthus sunflower stock or whore the leaves had been it has no leavas and the stems are the flowers being a tiny taker shaped corolla of a creamy color with yellow pistils protruding a short distance beyond the outer edge of the imperfectly developed flower alio tendril on which iho flowed growa is of n yi white and at a casual look ibe presenta a rather dirty and half greasy appearance but on close int becomes very pretty the cause of the growth is attributed to the abrasion of the bark by which have dropped seeds into tho sunflower stalk and they have grown force of the sunflower furnishing life to the other or else seeds hayo caught on the gum from the sunflower and developed what may be termed a hybrid the attempt to develop the flower ia abortive and while at first appearance it looks like a parasite it ia probably an abortion no mention of it is mado in any reports tt hand it is really re marka lie and will be further investigated |