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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 hill 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 DracopJiyllum 

 latifolium. 



Cordyline australis. 



(Ti-kouka. The Cabbage Tree, or Palm Lily). 

 This is allied to the celebrated Ti (Cordyline terminalis) of 

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

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



