ARTICLE
FLAX; DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT; The Leaf; The Roots and Rhizome; The Flower; FIFTEEN VARIETIES; FLAX MEDICINE; USES OF THE KORARI OR STALK; Elementary taiaha drill; Rama or torch; Rafts - (Te Ao Hou -...
- Date
- Spring 1952
- By
- Maori Affairs DepartmentMaori Affairs Department
- Publisher
- Te Ao Hou
- Description
The flax plant belongs to the lily family, and this accounts for the similarity in shape between the leaves of the flax and the leek, which is also a member of the lily family. Towering up to ten feet in height, the leaves are sword-like in shape. That portion of the leaf struck by the sunlight is usually of a glossy green colour, and that part whi...
- Use/Reproduction
- Crown copyright
- Source
- Te Ao Hou - No. 2 (Spring 1952)
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Maori Affairs Department. FLAX; DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT; The Leaf; The Roots and Rhizome; The Flower; FIFTEEN VARIETIES; FLAX MEDICINE; USES OF THE KORARI OR STALK; Elementary taiaha drill; Rama or torch; Rafts - (Te Ao Hou -.... Ref: Mao02TeA. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/195308More information can be found in our terms of use.