THE LILY FAMILY 



9a 



though it grows, according to him, in dense shade. As a 

 matter of fact, the cabbage tree, though often found in swamps, 

 is characteristic of open dry lands and bare grassy hiU sides. 

 (See fig. '21). It is, therefore, not a matter for wonder that 

 the leaves should have devices protecting them against 

 excessive transpiration. The stomata are placed in the grooves 

 of the leaves, and are covered by cuticular projections, and 

 thus the passage of gases from and into the leaf is checked. 



Fig. 21. Cabbage Tree Bush. 



A similar arrangement is to be found in DracophyUuni 

 latifoUum. 



Copdyline australis. 



{Ti-kouha. Tlie Cabbage Tree, or Palm Lily). 



This is allied to the celebrated Ti {Cordyliiie terminaUs) of 

 the South Sea Islands, which formed an important part of the 

 food of the Polynesians. The prepared roots were eaten, and 



