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The sunflower king

The sunflower king

Asheville, N.C., Director of Public Works Mark Combs took this picture of a sunflower at Thomas Jefferson’s estate, Monticello gardens, in Charlottesville, Va. Combs says the flower symbolizes late summer.
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  • 6th August 2009
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Asheville, N.C., Director of Public Works Mark Combs took this picture of a sunflower at Thomas Jefferson’s estate, Monticello gardens, in Charlottesville, Va. Combs says the flower symbolizes late summer.

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