. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. NO PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND The fruit is of a vivid red when vipe, appearing hke a huge bunch of coral. The berries are about the size of a large pea, and are extremely hard. They have been used by settlers for bird-shooting when ammunition was scarce. Though so hard, however, they are much relished by the kakas or wild parrots. These birds, unal)le to find foothold upon the smooth stem of the palm, hang upside down, with one claw fixed on the base of a leaf, and thus eiijoy their Fig. 17. Flower of the Nikau. IViopalOfit!/Us sni)ida. (} nat. .size). The l
. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. NO PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND The fruit is of a vivid red when vipe, appearing hke a huge bunch of coral. The berries are about the size of a large pea, and are extremely hard. They have been used by settlers for bird-shooting when ammunition was scarce. Though so hard, however, they are much relished by the kakas or wild parrots. These birds, unal)le to find foothold upon the smooth stem of the palm, hang upside down, with one claw fixed on the base of a leaf, and thus eiijoy their Fig. 17. Flower of the Nikau. IViopalOfit!/Us sni)ida. (} nat. .size). The leaf-strips are much used by the Maoris for weaving into baskets and kits of every description. The bark is ringed with cicatrices formed by the falling off of the dead leaves. The base of a fallen leaf, with the fan-like part torn oli', makes an excellent basket for carr\ing flowers. A curious six-headed specimen of the nikau, about forty feet high, was discovered not long ago in the Kaipara. (Fi"-. 19).. 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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