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The Phormium Tenax, or New Zealand Flax. Plate 15. From the book: Illustrations to Adventure in N...
Martha King (after) | Day & Haghe (lithographer) | Smith, Elder, and Co. (printing firm)1842
Te Papa
Wellington, New Zealand
The accompanying text reads: The leaves grow out of the ground to heights varying from three to twelve feet. The flax-like fibre is obtained from the leaf by scraping it with a mussel-shell. The flowers are full of syrup. Each plant has generally two or three flower-stems, and from thirty to forty leaves.
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- Title: The Phormium Tenax, or New Zealand Flax. Plate 15. From the book: Illustrations to Adventure in N...
- Creator: Martha King (after) | Day & Haghe (lithographer) | Smith, Elder, and Co. (printing firm)
- Date Created: 1842
- Subject Keywords: Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. x P. cookianum Le Jol.
- Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions
- External Link: Te Papa Collections Online
- Registration ID: RB001053/015a
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