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CHAPTER X. 



THE STORY OF SOME COMMON PLANTS. Pa we. 



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Relationships of the cabbage-tree How gravity affects direction of growth 

 Fertilisation and seed-dispersal Distribution of the cabbage-tree 

 Use of the tree in Maori times The species of Phormium The diverse 

 stations of Phormium Fertilisation by birds The leaves of New Zea- 

 land flax Use of flax by the Maoris Garden varieties of Phormium 

 -Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 37 



CHAPTER XI. 



THE STORY OF SOME COMMON PLANTS continued. 



Abundance of manuka Tea-tree or ti-tree ? Various stations of manuka 

 The different species and forms of Leptospermum Uses The fuchsia 

 as a deciduous tree Object of leaf-fall The species of Fuchsia Con- 

 struction of the flower Contrivances for cross-fertilisation The wood 

 and its properties . . . . . . . . . . 140 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PLANTS. 



Popular plant-names and their defects Advantage and meaning of 

 scientific names Explanation of terms " genus " and " species '' 

 Principal divisions of the plant kingdom -- Rapid glance at the 

 families and genera of New Zealand flowering-plants Ferns, mosses, 

 fungi, and algae --The slime fungi partly animal, partly plant . . 153 



CHAPTER XIII. 



THE CULTIVATION OF THE PLANTS. 



Indigenous plants suitable for school-grounds Difficulty of growing native 

 plants much exaggerated Methods of collecting and propagating 

 Plants suitable for growing from cuttings or from seeds The school- 

 garden List of native plants suitable for schools Cultivation of 

 alpine plants List of easily grown alpines . . . . 1<>7 



APPENDIX. 



DIFFERENCES IN NOMENCLATURE OF PLANTS CITED IN THIS BOOK FROM THAT 



OF CHEESEMAN'S MANUAL . . . . . . . . 177 



INDEX. 



