Honiara Has a US Migrant
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A GARDEN plant peculiar to Hawaii has unexpectedly made! its appearance in Honiara!
Known as the Prickly Poppy!' (Argemone Alba, var. Glauca) it. grows in dry rocky soil in Hawaii* from the sea coast up to 1,000 feetl; elevation. Its Hawaiian name is Puakala and a narcotic made frond, the juice of its stem is used locallyr for toothache, neuralgia and ulcers!
No ships, aircraft or visitors froid Hawaii have called at Honiara since ;■ the departure of the last American I troops from Gualadcanal four years i ago. Straw packing, or a migratory! bird, have been suggested as vehicles for its sudden introduction..