. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. THE LILY FAMILY 105 far north as the Orkneys. It can bear uninjured a temperature of 15'=' Fahrenheit, and it is only at 9"^ that the tops of tlie leaves become frost-bitten. It appears to be a plant suitable for universal naturalization, on account of the varying temperature it will bear unhurt, and the fact that sheep and cattle do not usually eat Fig. 28. Phormiuni teoax. (The New Zealand Flax.) The root of the Pliormium is a thick, creeping rhizome. The leaves have no footstalks, but ascend straight from the crown of tire plant. Tlie flowers are
. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. THE LILY FAMILY 105 far north as the Orkneys. It can bear uninjured a temperature of 15'=' Fahrenheit, and it is only at 9"^ that the tops of tlie leaves become frost-bitten. It appears to be a plant suitable for universal naturalization, on account of the varying temperature it will bear unhurt, and the fact that sheep and cattle do not usually eat Fig. 28. Phormiuni teoax. (The New Zealand Flax.) The root of the Pliormium is a thick, creeping rhizome. The leaves have no footstalks, but ascend straight from the crown of tire plant. Tlie flowers are more curious than beautiful, and are of a dull, dingy red, or sometimes yellow colour. The dark stamens hang out far below the petals, and are tipped with bright yellow anthers. These blossoms secrete a great quantity of nectar, which is very attractive to Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Laing, R. M. (Robert Malcolm), b. 1865; Blackwell, E. W. (Ellen W. ). Christchurch : Whitcombe and Tombs
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