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 -...

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...

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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/195308

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