Having harvested and germinated seeds from her hand pollinated plants, Minushika scored those seedlings for presence or absence of the red fleck and white V leaf marks and assayed for a specific genetic precursor and enzyme need for the production of hydrogen cyanide.

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For her experiment she studied the inheritance of three traits: a maroon coloured leaf marking, a white V-shaped leaf mark pattern, and the production of hydrogen cyanide in damaged leaves, which is thought to be a defence against predators.

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This one gleams with fresh white paint and gold leaf.

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Cigarette sales surged again with the introduction of the "White Burley" tobacco leaf and the invention of the first practical cigarette-making machine, sponsored by tobacco baron James Buchanan "Buck" Duke, in the late 1880s.

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In 1964, the Canadian parliament adopted a national flag with a red maple leaf on a white background.

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Add the remaining spring of thyme, bay leaf, and white wine to the pot and bring to the boil.

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He had a mausoleum built of white marble and decorated with gold leaf.

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And just as he does in the TV ads, this polar bear was giving the Nissan Leaf electric car (white like him) a big bear hug.

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He stuck mostly with pant suits, wool shift or trapeze dresses and coats in solids, accented with a sprinkling of white-and-black stripes and large leaf prints in autumnal red, orange-red, green, purple and a rich deep blue.

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The duchess wore a white dress and red hat - the colours of Canada's flag - and the Queen's maple leaf brooch.

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